Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
Infobox_protected_area | name = Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV
caption =
locator_x = 193
locator_y = 123
location = Bibb County, Alabama, USA
nearest_city = West Blocton, Alabama
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 2
lat_seconds = 31.9920
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 35.0040
long_direction = W
area = 3,414 acres (13 km²)
established = 2002
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge is a 3,577 acre (14.4 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in central Alabama, along the Cahaba River downstream from Birmingham, Alabama. The refuge was established on September 25, 2002. Additional purchases are under negotiation which will increase the size of the refuge to 7,300 acres (29.5 km²). The facility is unstaffed, but is administered by the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge in Anniston, Alabama.
The refuge extends from just north of the confluence of the Little Cahaba and Cahaba Rivers to the Piper Bridge in Bibb county, approximately five miles east of West Blocton, Alabama. Approximately 3.5 miles (6 km) of the Cahaba River flow through the refuge.
Wildlife
The Cahaba River NWR is a critical habitat for the endangered Cahaba shiner, goldline darter, round rocksnail, and cylindrical lioplax snail. There are also 64 other rare plant and animal species within its borders.
Facilities
The refuge provides opportunities for fishing, canoeing, hiking, photography, and wildlife observation.
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ee also
*List of National Wildlife Refuges
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/cahabariver Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge homepage]
* [http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=3916&agencyCode=127 Recreation.gov overview]
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