Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
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| Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge | |
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| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
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| Location | Citrus County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Crystal River, Florida |
| Area | 31,000 acres (125 km²) |
| Established | 1941 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
The 30,843 acre (125 km²) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about seventy miles (100 km) north of St. Petersburg.
The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of portions of the Chassahowitzka river, Crystal River, as well as what are known as the Tampa Bay Refuges: Egmont Key, Passage Key and Pinellas.
The Chassahowitzka Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of 23,578.93 acres (95 km²) or 76.4% of its total area. Only a portion in the northeast is not designated as Wilderness.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Friends of Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Gorp.com
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Citrus County Chronicle
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at ConocoPhillips
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge at National Wildlife Refuge Association
