Little River National Wildlife Refuge

Little River National Wildlife Refuge
Little River National Wildlife Refuge
	IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Map of the United States
Location	McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest city	Idabel, Oklahoma
Coordinates	33°56′47″N 94°46′21″W
Area	15,000 acres (61 km2)
Established	1987
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Little River National Wildlife Refuge

The Little River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Oklahoma. It covers 15,000 acres (61 km²) of forests and wetlands.

The refuge contains most of the remaining bottomland hardwood communities in the southeastern part of the state. It is characterized by low, wet oak and hickory forest with oxbows and sloughs. Trees of the landscape include hickory, willow oak, sweetgum, cypress, white oak, loblolly pine, and walnut.

A map of the Little River National Wildlife Refuge.

References

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