Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

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Location| Benton, Decatur, Henry, Humphreys counties, Tennessee, United States
Nearest city| New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Coordinates| 35°57′N 87°57′W﻿ / ﻿35.95°N 87.95°W﻿ / 35.95; -87.95
Area| 51,359 acres (207.84 km2)
Established| 1945
Governing body| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website| 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)[1] 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

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* US Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee NWR

1. ^ USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal|

| National parks|

* Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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National historical
parks and sites|

* Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
* Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
* Manhattan Project National Historical Park

National Military Parks|

* Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
* Fort Donelson National Battlefield
* Shiloh National Military Park
* Stones River National Battlefield

National recreation areas|

* Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System|

* Appalachian National Scenic Trail
* Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
* Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
* Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National forests|

* Cherokee National Forest

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Obed River

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Chickasaw
* Cross Creeks
* Hatchie
* Lake Isom
* Lower Hatchie
* Reelfoot
* Tennessee

Wilderness areas|

* Bald River Gorge
* Big Frog
* Big Laurel Branch
* Citico Creek
* Cohutta
* Gee Creek
* Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock
* Little Frog Mountain
* Pond Mountain
* Sampson Mountain
* Unaka Mountain

Other protected areas|

* Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
* Foothills Parkway
* Gatlinburg Bypass
* Natchez Trace Parkway

State|

| East Tennessee
state parks|

* Big Ridge
* Booker T. Washington
* Cove Lake
* Cumberland Mountain
* David Crockett Birthplace
* Fall Creek Falls
* Fort Loudoun
* Frozen Head
* Harrison Bay
* Hiwassee/Ocoee
* Indian Mountain
* Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail
* Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork
* Norris Dam
* Panther Creek
* Red Clay
* Roan Mountain
* Seven Islands
* Sycamore Shoals
* Warriors' Path

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Middle Tennessee
state parks|

* Bicentennial Capitol Mall
* Bledsoe Creek
* Burgess Falls
* Cedars Of Lebanon
* Cordell Hull Birthplace
* Cummins Falls
* David Crockett
* Dunbar Cave
* Edgar Evins
* Fall Creek Falls
* Harpeth River
* Henry Horton
* Johnsonville
* Long Hunter
* Montgomery Bell
* Mousetail Landing
* Old Stone Fort
* Pickett
* Port Royal
* Radnor Lake
* Rock Island
* Sgt. Alvin C. York
* South Cumberland
* Standing Stone
* Tims Ford

West Tennessee
state parks|

* Big Cypress Tree
* Big Hill Pond
* Chickasaw
* Fort Pillow
* Meeman-Shelby Forest
* Natchez Trace
* Nathan Bedford Forrest
* Paris Landing
* Pickwick Landing
* Pinson Mounds
* Reelfoot Lake
* T. O. Fuller

State forests|

* Bledsoe
* Cedars of Lebanon
* Chickasaw
* Chuck Swan
* Franklin
* John Tully
* Lewis
* Lone Mountain
* Martha Sundquist
* Natchez Trace
* Pickett
* Prentice Cooper
* Scott
* Standing Stone
* Stewart

State natural areas|

* Auntney Hollow
* Barnett's Woods
* Bays Mountain
* Beaman Park
* Big Bone Cave
* Campbell Bend Barrens
* Carroll Cabin Barrens Glade
* Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter
* Chimneys
* Colditz Cove
* Couchville Cedar Glade
* Crowder Cemetery Barrens
* Devils Backbone
* Dry Branch
* Duck River Complex
* Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade
* Falling Water Falls
* Fate Sanders Barrens
* Flat Rock Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Gattinger’s Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Ghost River
* Grundy Forest
* Hampton Creek Cove
* Hawkins Cove
* Hicks Gap
* Hill Forest
* Honey Creek
* House Mountain
* Hubbard’s Cave
* John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades
* John Noel at Bon Aqua
* Langford Branch
* Laurel-Snow
* Lost Creek
* Lucius Burch Jr. Forest
* Manus Road Cedar Glade
* May Prairie
* North Chickamauga Creek Gorge
* Old Forest
* Overbridge
* Ozone Falls
* Piney Falls
* Pogue Creek
* Powell River Preserve
* Radnor Lake
* Riverwoods
* Roundtop Mountain
* Rugby
* Savage Gulf
* Sequatchie Cave
* Short Mountain
* Short Springs
* Sneed Road Cedar Glade
* Stillhouse Hollow Falls
* Stinging Fork Falls
* Stones River Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Sunk Lake
* Sunnybell Cedar Glade
* Taylor Hollow
* Twin Arches
* Vesta Cedar Glade
* Vine Cedar Glade
* Virgin Falls
* Walker Branch
* Walls of Jericho
* Walterhill Floodplain
* Washmorgan Hollow
* Watauga River Bluffs
* William B. Clark
* William R. Davenport Refuge
* Wilson School Road
* Window Cliffs

Other|

* Buffalo Ridge Refuge
* Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

* Tennessee Department of Agriculture
* Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

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* VIAF

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