Little River National Wildlife Refuge Explained

Little River National Wildlife Refuge
Iucn Category:IV
Map:USA
Relief:1
Map Width:300
Location:McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest City:Idabel, Oklahoma
Coordinates:33.9464°N -94.7725°W
Area:15000acres
Established:1987
Governing Body:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website:Little River National Wildlife Refuge

The Little River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Oklahoma. It covers 15000acres of forests and wetlands.

The refuge contains most of the remaining bottomland hardwood communities in the southeastern part of the state. It is characterized by low, wet oak and hickory forest with oxbows and sloughs. Trees of the landscape include hickory, willow oak, sweetgum, cypress, white oak, loblolly pine, and walnut.

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