Billies Bay Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Billies Bay Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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locator_x = 228
locator_y = 150
location = Lake County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Astor, Florida
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area = convert|3092|acre|km2|0
established = September 28, 1984
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governing_body = National Park Service

The Billies Bay Wilderness is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located . The convert|3092|acre|km2|0|sing=on refuge was established in September 28, 1984. The mostly marshy and swampy nature of the area is indicated by the word 'bay' as part of the name, since this is a Floridian term for swamp. It contributes to the headwaters of Alexander Springs Creek in the nearby Alexander Springs Wilderness.

Flora

Plants in the area include red maple, bay, sweet gum, cabbage palm, scrub oak, palmetto, gallberry, longleaf, loblolly pine, slash and sand pine.

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=48 Billies Bay Wilderness] at [http://www.wilderness.net Wildernet]