Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre (19-hectare) island on the

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in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The island is located across the river from Captina, West Virginia, south of

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, and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name. Previously owned by CONSOL Energy Inc., Fish Creek Island was donated by CONSOL to the Nature Conservancy to protect the island's habitat for its rare

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s. The

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is West Virginia's largest great blue heron rookery. The Nature Conservancy turned over Fish Creek Island to the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge which is now a protected island of the reserve.

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Fish Creek Island
on WikiMapia River islands of West Virginia Protected areas of Marshall County, West Virginia Islands of the Ohio River Landforms of Marshall County, West Virginia {{MarshallCountyWV-geo-stub

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