Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km)[2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage)[3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Ohio River, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, United States |
Nearest city | Williamstown, West Virginia |
Coordinates | 39°23′28″N 81°25′15″W[1] |
Area | 3,354 acres (13.57 km2) |
Established | 1990 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge |
There are also two islands that are located upstream in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and a pair that are located downstream in Lewis County, Kentucky.[4]
Looking downstream, the refuge is currently located in parts of these counties: Beaver, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Jackson, Mason, and Lewis. All counties are part of West Virginia, with the Pennsylvania and Kentucky exceptions that are mentioned above.