Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationSevier County, Arkansas, United States
NearestcityDe Queen, Arkansas
Coordinates33°51′N 94°15′W / 33.850°N 94.250°W
Area27,300 acres (110 km2)
| Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Sevier County, Arkansas, United States |
| Nearest city | De Queen, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33°51′N 94°15′W / 33.850°N 94.250°W |
| Area | 27,300 acres (110 km2) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge |
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 27,300 acre (110 km2) national wildlife refuge located in Sevier County, Arkansas. Pond Creek NWR is one of three refuges forming an administrative complex, which also includes Felsenthal NWR and Overflow NWR to the east.[1]
The refuge consists of nearly 30,000 acres of bottomland hardwood forests and is bordered on the east and west by the Cossatot River and the Little River.[2] Pond Creek’s bottomland hardwood forests are dissected by an intricate system of rivers, sloughs, and oxbow lakes. Because the refuge is situated in an area where the Mississippi and Central flyways overlap,[3] waterfowl species from both flyways can be observed.
