Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge is an 11,184 acre (45.26 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located in Barbour and Russell counties in

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and Stewart and Quitman counties in

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. Eufaula NWR is located on the

Walter F. George Lake The Walter F. George Lake, named for Walter F. George (1878–1957), a United States senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. It is also widely known by the name, Lake Eufaula – ...

(also known as Lake Eufaula) along the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia. Of the 11,184 acres (45.26 km²) of managed property, 7,953 acres (32.18 km²) are in Alabama and 3,231 acres (13.08 km²) are in Georgia. Eufaula NWR was established in 1964 in cooperation with the

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which manages the Walter F. George Lock and Dam and the majority of Walter F. George Lake. More than 325,000 visitors per year visit the refuge. The fiscal year 2005 budget was $718,000.

Wildlife

The Eufaula NWR protects endangered and threatened species such as the

wood stork The wood stork (''Mycteria americana'') is a large American wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks), the only member of the family to breed in North America. It was formerly called the "wood ibis", though it is not an ibis. It is found ...

. There is a variety of wildlife habitats in the Eufaula NWR including approximately 4000 acres (16 km²) of open water, 3000 acres (12 km²) of

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...

s, 2000 acres (8 km²) of

woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (se ...

s, 1000 acres (4 km²) of

cropland Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous with bot ...

s and 1000 acres (4 km²) of

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...

s. This diverse area provides shelter for migratory

waterfowl Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which i ...

and other birds. Other wildlife species include

raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of ...

white-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...

quail Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New ...

, beaver,

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and

gray fox The gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus''), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America. This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (''Urocyon littor ...

species,

dove Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...

, bobcat, hawk, armadillo,

owl Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...

, rabbit, squirrel, river otter,

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, and coyote, not to mention other reptiles (

alligator An alligator is a large reptile in the Crocodilia order in the genus ''Alligator'' of the family Alligatoridae. The two extant species are the American alligator (''A. mississippiensis'') and the Chinese alligator (''A. sinensis''). Additiona ...

s and

copperhead Copperhead may refer to: Snakes * ''Agkistrodon contortrix'', or copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America * '' Austrelaps'', or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Ta ...

s), amphibians, insects and various fishes.

Facilities

Lake Eufaula offers several activities including boating and fishing. Additionally, there is a seven-mile (11 km) auto-tour trail, two observation towers, and a walking trail.

Lakepoint State Park Lakepoint State Park is a public recreation area located on the far north side of the city of Eufaula. The state park encompasses on the western shore of Lake Eufala (Walter F. George Lake), a impoundment of the Chattahoochee River. The park ...

borders the Eufaula NWR on the Alabama side of the river, near the city of Eufaula.

External links

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge homepage

Recreation.gov overview
* {{authority control Protected areas of Barbour County, Alabama Chattahoochee River National Wildlife Refuges in Alabama National Wildlife Refuges in Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Quitman County, Georgia Protected areas of Russell County, Alabama Protected areas of Stewart County, Georgia Protected areas established in 1964 Wetlands of Alabama Landforms of Barbour County, Alabama Landforms of Quitman County, Georgia Landforms of Russell County, Alabama Landforms of Stewart County, Georgia Wetlands of Georgia (U.S. state) Alabama placenames of Native American origin Georgia placenames of Native American origin

Wildlife

Facilities

See also

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