ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

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Location Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton counties, South Carolina, United States
Nearest city Beaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°30′30″N 80°28′00″W / 32.50833°N 80.46667°W / 32.50833; -80.46667Coordinates: 32°30′30″N 80°28′00″W / 32.50833°N 80.46667°W / 32.50833; -80.46667
Area 11,815 acres (47.81 km2)
Established 1990
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/acebasin/

The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,815-acre (47.81 km2) portion of the larger ACE Basin area, and the only portions that are federally protected. The wildlife refuge is divided into two units: the Edisto River unit and the Combahee River unit.

The following threatened or endangered species are present in the refuge: wood stork, American alligator and bald eagle.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.


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