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Pipewort Pond Nature Preserve | |
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William L. Lieber Memorial Preserve | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Elkhart County, Indiana, United States |
Nearest city | Bristol, Indiana |
Coordinates | 41°44′45″N 85°49′38″W / 41.74583°N 85.82722°W |
Area | 135 acres (0.211 sq mi; 55 ha; 0.55 km2) 135 acres (0.211 sq mi; 55 ha; 0.55 km2) |
Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) |
Pipewort Pond Nature Preserve is a 135 acre (55 ha) state owned nature preserve located in northern Elkhart County, Indiana. The preserve protects a seasonally changing wetland habitat that shelters a number of waterfowl, and a variety of aquatic and coastal plant communities that are rare in the state of Indiana.