Missouri Western State College Ponds

Missouri Western Ponds - MWSC - 4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64507 (816) 271-4200

Missouri Western's Campus - Aerial View
Click on any pond in the graphic or a pond's name below for additional information about it.

1. Ni-satt-wėn mbēs(South Pond)
2. Mish-mēsh mbēs (Oak Pond)
3. Tti-man mbēs (Canoe Pond)
4. Mkott mbēs (Wild Pond)
5. Ke-te mbēs (Old Pond)
6. Ek mė gish ēk mbēs (Everyday Pond)
7. Kwek-ttė-wėn mbēs (Back and Forth Pond)
8. Pi-na-bo-ya mbēs (Clear Pond)
9. Shi-shi-be mbēs (Duck Pond)

Missouri Western State College’s scenic 745-acre campus includes approximately 200 acres of wooded natural habitat along a small stream named Otoe Creek. This preserve, called the Otoe Creek Nature Area, has nature trails and a small outdoor amphitheater. The campus also maintains nine man-made ponds of varying sizes, depths and water shed areas to provide a diverse collection of aquatic wildlife experiences. With the help of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, the ponds have been given names in the nation’s native tongue with English translations. The general public is invited to use any of Missouri Western’s ponds for fishing, nature viewing or a variety of other recreational and educational uses.

This Web site is designed to show you where each pond is located, to teach you the proper name of the pond and to give you a general description of the pond and its surroundings.

Click here to learn more about the pond naming process.

For further information about Missouri Western’s ponds, please contact the Biology Department at (816) 271-4379 or write us at Missouri Western State College - Dept. of Biology, SM 201, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507-2294

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