Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge

Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Clarks River
Map of the United States
Location	Graves County, Marshall County, McCracken County, Kentucky, United States
Nearest city	Benton, Kentucky
Coordinates	36°53′20″N 88°21′40″W / 36.889°N 88.3612°WCoordinates: 36°53′20″N 88°21′40″W / 36.889°N 88.3612°W[1]
Area	8,040 acres (32.5 km^2)
Established	1997
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/clarksriver/

Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge is a bottomland hardwood forest located in western Kentucky near Benton. The refuge lies along the East Fork of the Clarks River and is seasonal home to over 200 different species of migratory birds. The bottom lands are dominated with overcup oaks, bald cypress, and tupelo-gum, and the slightly higher, better drained areas are covered with willow oak, swamp chestnut oak, red oak, sweet gum, sycamore, ash and elm.

The refuge has a surface area of 8,040 acres (32.5 km²).^[2]

References

• Profile of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
• Refuge website

1. "Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
2. USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007

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