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Cache River National Wildlife Refuge

The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 68,993 acre (223 km2) (2014) wildlife refuge in the state of Arkansas managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The refuge is one of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention signed in 1971. It is one of the most important wintering area for ducks and the largest remaining tract of contiguous bottomland hardwood forest on the North American continent. In 2005, a possible sighting of the ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct, brought attention to the refuge.

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Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateArkansas
Size74,723 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point34.88° N, 91.37° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 17)

Boundary map

47 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Cache River National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.78 inches of precipitation, 0.7 inches of snowFebruary: 4.09 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowMarch: 4.98 inches of precipitation, 0.8 inches of snowApril: 5.56 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 6.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 3.51 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 3.33 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.14 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 2.96 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.97 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 4.52 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowDecember: 5.08 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 39.2°F averageFebruary: 43.2°F averageMarch: 51.4°F averageApril: 60.7°F averageMay: 69.9°F averageJune: 78.1°F averageJuly: 81.1°F averageAugust: 80.0°F averageSeptember: 73.2°F averageOctober: 62.2°F averageNovember: 50.5°F averageDecember: 42.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Brinkley, 9 miles from the center point at 185 feet, station USC00030936 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 51 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 3 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 104 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Arkansas

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  • The Ozarks: 43 spectacular hikes in Arkansas and Missouri
    Jim Warnock, 2017
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  • Arkansas Nature Lover's Guidebook
    Tim Ernst and Pam Ernst, 2010
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  • Scenic Routes and Byways the Ozarks
    Don Kurz, 2013
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Cache River National Wildlife Refuge?

74,723 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Cache River National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in?

Arkansas.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Cache River National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 34.879° N, 91.367° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Cache River National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 104 listings within 15 miles, including Louisiana Purchase Survey Marker and Highway 79 Bridge.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q3423289), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Cache River National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.