Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1988 to protect the Mississippi/Red River floodplain ecosystem. The refuge is located in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, east central Louisiana. The refuge is named for its most prominent water body, the 350-acre (1.4 km2) Lake Ophelia that was at one time a channel of the nearby Red River of the South.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Louisiana |
| Size | 17,410 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 31.21° N, 91.88° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 14) |
Boundary map
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
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
- 8.6 miMarksville Prehistoric Indian Site ↗National Historic Landmark
- 3.9 miBordelonville Floodgate ↗Bordelonville, LA
- 6.3 miPonthieu, Adam, Store--Big Bend Post Office ↗Big Bend, LA
- 6.3 miSarto Bridge ↗Big Bend, LA
- 9.1 miJoffrion House ↗Marksville, LA
- 9.1 miBordelon, Alfred H., House ↗Marksville, LA
- 9.5 miBordelon, Hypolite, House ↗Marksville, LA
- 9.7 miLemoine, Thomas A., House ↗Hamburg, LA
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge?
17,410 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in?
Louisiana.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 31.213° N, 91.877° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 20 listings within 15 miles, including Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site and Bordelonville Floodgate.
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.
- Description: Lake Ophelia 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.