McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area
{{Short description|Protected area in Idaho, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area
| iucn_category = IV
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| map = Idaho
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| map_alt = A map of Idaho showing the location of McArthur Lake WMA
| coordinates = {{coord|48.5137|N|116.449741|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = Bonner and Boundary counties, Idaho, United States
| nearest_city = Sandpoint, ID
| area = {{convert|1207|acres|km2|1}}
| established = 1942
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| governing_body = Idaho Department of Fish and Game
| url = http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/IFWIS/ibt/site.aspx?id=N7
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McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area at {{convert|1207|acre|km2}} is an Idaho wildlife management area in Bonner and Boundary counties located between Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry.{{cite web|title=McArthur Wildlife Management Area |publisher=Idaho Department of Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/IFWIS/ibt/site.aspx?id=N7 |accessdate=May 28, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422052809/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=N7 |archivedate=April 22, 2014 |url-status=dead }} It was established in 1942 to protect and enhance waterfowl habitat.{{cite web|title=McArthur Wildlife Management Area |publisher=BonnersFerry.info |url=http://www.bonnersferry.info/index.cfm?app=54 |accessdate=May 28, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824084915/http://bonnersferry.info/index.cfm?app=54 |archivedate=August 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
It lies within the McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor.{{citation |title=McArthur Lake Wildlife Safety Project |publisher=The Nature Conservancy |type=Map showing Wildlife Vehicle Collisions, 2003-2009 |url=https://www.nature.org/images/map-of-mcarthur-lake-wildlife-safety-project-in-idaho.pdf |accessdate=2018-06-20}}
The WMA includes the riparian zones around McArthur Lake that provide a variety of wildlife, including moose, elk, beaver, and river otters with habitat and food.{{cite web|title=McArthur Lake Wildlife Management Area |publisher=Public Lands Information Center |url=http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2479 |accessdate=May 28, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202174852/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=2479 |archivedate=December 2, 2014 |url-status=dead }} White-tailed deer and Canada geese are abundant, and hunting is permitted.{{cite web|title=Wildlife Management Areas |publisher=Idaho Department of Fish and Game |url=http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ |accessdate=May 28, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302053701/http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wma/ |archivedate=March 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}