Area 60.41 km² Established 1937 | Nearest city Lake Charles | |
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Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website East Cove National Wildlife Refuge Similar Shell Keys National Wildlife R, Rebel State Historic S, Locust Grove State Hist, Lake Ophelia National, Forts Randolph and Buhl | ||
East Cove National Wildlife Refuge is located south of Lake Charles, Louisiana along the southeast shore of Calcasieu Lake in Cameron Parish. It is accessible only by boat.
It is managed by the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge office as part of the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Wildlife and habitat
The habitat is an estuarine marsh in the heart of the Cameron Creole Watershed.
Nineteen miles of lake shore levee and five water control structures are used to control water and salinity levels in this wetland.
Abundant fishery resources such as fish, shrimp, and crabs as well as migratory birds and alligators are found in the area.
References
East Cove National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA