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Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationIberville / St. Martin parishes, Louisiana
Nearest cityKrotz Springs, Louisiana
Coordinates30°29′00″N 91°44′00″W / 30.48333°N 91.73333°W / 30.48333; -91.73333
Area15,000 acres (61 km2)
Established1986
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge
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Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge

The Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge is located about 30 miles (48 km) west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and one mile (1.6 km) east of Krotz Springs, Louisiana, lies just east of the Atchafalaya River. In 1988 under the administration of Governor Foster the "Atchafalaya Basin Master Plan" was implemented that combined the 11,780-acre (4,770 ha) Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA), the 15,220-acre (6,160 ha) Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, and the 17,000-acre (6,900 ha) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Bayou Des Ourses (Bayou of the Bears)[1] into the Sherburne Complex Wildlife Management Area.

  1. ^ Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, and Bayou des Ourses Area (PDF) (Map). Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.

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