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The Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1994, and has grown to over 16,700 acres (68 km 2). Like pearls on a string, these acres are spread out as individual units along the Missouri River between Kansas City and St. Louis. These pearls of habitat benefit floodplain-dependent fish and wildlife species.
As of 2022, there are 588 National Wildlife Refuges in the United States, [1] with the addition of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge. [2] Refuges that have boundaries in multiple states are listed only in the state where the main visitor entrance is located.
The 3,750-acre (15.2 km 2) Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge is located in the floodplain of the Mississippi River, adjacent to Pool No. 25 in Pike County, Missouri. The refuge's diversity of habitats supports waterfowl, wading birds, shorebirds, and songbirds. Although it is protected by a levee, the refuge provides flood storage in ...
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States.It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km 2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system).
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A trout fights the pull of an anglers line below the dam at Bennett Spring State Park on the first day of catch-and-keep trout season in Missouri on Friday, March 1, 2024.
American eel: Anguilla rostrate: Large rivers w/ moderate flow Atherinidae (family) Brook silverside: Labidesthes sicculus: Clear, warm waters without current, backwaters, overflow pools of large streams Catostomidae (family) River carpsucker: Carpiodes carpio: Lakes, reservoirs, large sluggish rivers Quillback: Carpiodes cyprinus
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Currently, the refuge consists of nine sites totaling 811.99 acres (328.60 ha) [1] in four counties of Iowa only. [2] In descending order of land area they are Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson, and Allamakee counties.