Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationSevier County, Arkansas, United States
Nearest cityDe Queen, Arkansas
Coordinates33°51′N 94°15′W / 33.850°N 94.250°W / 33.850; -94.250
Area27,300 acres (110 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsitePond Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 27,300 acre (110 km2) national wildlife refuge located in Sevier County, Arkansas. Pond Creek NWR is one of three refuges forming an administrative complex, which also includes Felsenthal NWR and Overflow NWR to the east.[1]

Habitat and wildlife

The refuge consists of nearly 30,000 acres of bottomland hardwood forests and is bordered on the east and west by the Cossatot River and the Little River.[2] Pond Creek’s bottomland hardwood forests are dissected by an intricate system of rivers, sloughs, and oxbow lakes. Because the refuge is situated in an area where the Mississippi and Central flyways overlap,[3] waterfowl species from both flyways can be observed.

History

Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1994 under the authority of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986.[4] The refuge was originally named "Cossatot", after the Cossatot River that flows on the refuge’s eastern boundary. By the request of local citizens, the refuge’s name was changed in 1997 to retain the previous name that the area was known by – “Pond Creek Bottoms”.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About Us: Other Facilities in this Complex". Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan (PDF). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Home Page". Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Our Mission". Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Our History". Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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