Nearest city Bessemer, Alabama Address Bessemer, AL 35020, USA Established 1980 | Website Watercress Darter NWR Area 9.9 ha Number of visitors 3,000 | |
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Location Jefferson County, Alabama, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Choctaw National Wildlife R, Key Cave National Wildlife R, Sauta Cave National, Fern Cave National Wildlife R, Chickasaw State Park | ||
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge is a 25-acre (100,000 m2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Jefferson County, Alabama, within the city limits of Bessemer. Watercress Darter NWR consists of a .25-acre (1,000 m2) pond known as Thomas Spring which is essential to the survival of the endangered watercress darter. A second pond was built on the site in 1983. The facility is unstaffed, but is administered by the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge in Anniston, Alabama.
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WildlifeEdit
The facility operates exclusively to protect the endangered watercress darter.
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The refuge is open to the public and offers limited opportunities for hiking and wildlife photography. Fishing is not permitted on the refuge for the protection of the watercress darter.