USFWS · Mississippi, Louisiana

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge is in Adams County, Mississippi, USA. It was established in January 1990 to preserve, improve and create habitat for waterfowl. Intensive management programs on the St. Catherine's Creek refuge provide excellent winter habitat and resting areas for waterfowl in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.

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National Wildlife Refuge24,793 acresUSFWSMSLA
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StatesMississippi, Louisiana
Size24,793 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point31.40° N, 91.46° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

4 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 St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 6.23 inches of precipitationFebruary: 5.54 inches of precipitationMarch: 6.03 inches of precipitationApril: 4.90 inches of precipitationMay: 4.69 inches of precipitationJune: 4.48 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.47 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.87 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.14 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.04 inches of precipitationNovember: 5.08 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.66 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 46.4°F averageFebruary: 50.0°F averageMarch: 57.3°F averageApril: 63.9°F averageMay: 71.7°F averageJune: 77.9°F averageJuly: 80.4°F averageAugust: 79.9°F averageSeptember: 75.1°F averageOctober: 65.1°F averageNovember: 54.8°F averageDecember: 48.4°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Natchez, 15 miles from the center point at 195 feet, station USC00226177 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 60 inches a year.

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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 4 mi
Natchez National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 82 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Mississippi

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  • Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway
    F. Lynne Bachleda, 2018
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    Scott B. Williams, 2014
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    Michael Ballard, 2012
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge?

24,793 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge in?

The boundary crosses Mississippi and Louisiana.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 31.403° N, 91.461° W. Natchez National Historical Park is 4 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge?

Natchez National Historical Park (4 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 82 listings within 15 miles, including Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Rosalie.

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: St. Catherine Creek 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.