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Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

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Area
  
207.8 km²

Established
  
1945

Nearest city
  
New Johnsonville

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Location
  
Benton, Decatur, Henry, Humphreys counties, Tennessee, United States

Governing body
  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Website
  
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Management
  
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Tennessee national wildlife refuge


Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the shores of the Tennessee River in West Tennessee. It was established in 1945 where the impoundment of Kentucky Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority has created a more-or-less permanent wetlands environment favored by many species of waterfowl. The entire refuge area is 51,359.46 acres (207.84 km²) in three units: From north to south (going upstream) they are Big Sandy (Benton and Henry counties), Duck River (Benton and Humphreys counties), and Busseltown (Decatur County).

References

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia