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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View of the northern half of Canaan Valley from atop Harmon Knob in 2015
Map showing the location of Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Location of Canaan Valley NWR in West Virginia
LocationTucker, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°06′05″N 79°23′20″W / 39.10139°N 79.38889°W / 39.10139; -79.38889[1]
Area16,613.44 acres (67.2322 km2)[2][3]
Elevation3,284 ft (1,001 m)[1]
EstablishedJuly 11, 1994[4]: Sum-1 
WebsiteCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (CVNWR) in Tucker County, West Virginia, was the 500th National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to be established in the United States. The refuge preserves a moist valley with unique wetlands and uplands at a relatively high elevation in the Allegheny Mountains. It is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

  1. ^ a b "Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 13, 1996. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Steelhammer New plan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CCP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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