Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge is a part of the U.S. system of
National Wildlife Refuges located along the
Lake Barkley
Lake Barkley, a reservoir in Livingston County, Lyon County and Trigg County in Kentucky and extending into Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee, was impounded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 upon the completion of Bark ...
impoundment of the
Cumberland River in
Stewart County, Tennessee
Stewart County is a county located on the northwestern corner of Middle Tennessee, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,324. Its county seat is Dover. Stewart County is part of the Clarksville Metropolita ...
near
Dover, covering . It provides habitat for a wide variety of waterfowl and aquatic plant life in what is a largely
wetlands environment. Cross Creeks is the only National Wildlife Refuge located entirely in
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of the U.S. state of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state. It is delineated according to state law as 41 of the state's 95 counties. Middle Tennessee contains the ...
as of 2006.
External links
Official websiteU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Refuges in Tennessee
Protected areas of Stewart County, Tennessee
Dover, Tennessee
Wetlands of Tennessee
Landforms of Stewart County, Tennessee
1962 establishments in Tennessee
Protected areas established in 1962
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