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Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

1990 establishments in Kentucky1990 establishments in Pennsylvania1990 establishments in West VirginiaIUCN Category IVNational Wildlife Refuges in Kentucky
National Wildlife Refuges in PennsylvaniaNational Wildlife Refuges in West VirginiaProtected areas established in 1990Protected areas of Beaver County, PennsylvaniaProtected areas of Jackson County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Lewis County, KentuckyProtected areas of Marshall County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Mason County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Ohio County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Pleasants County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Tyler County, West VirginiaProtected areas of West VirginiaProtected areas of Wetzel County, West VirginiaProtected areas of Wood County, West Virginia
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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) of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) in the U.S. state of West Virginia. There are also two islands that are located upstream in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and a pair that are located downstream in Lewis County, Kentucky.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.

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Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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N 39.39117 ° E -81.420708 °
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Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center and Headquarters

Waverly Road 3982
26187
West Virginia, United States
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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