Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge

Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Wheeler NWR
2700 Refuge Headquarters Rd
Decauter, AL 35603
Phone: 256-353-7243;
Fax: 256-340-9728;
Web: southeast.fws.gov/watercressdarter
Established: 1980.
Location: Within city limits of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Activities: Hiking, wildlife observation.
Special Features: The watercress darter is a small, colorful fish found in the watercress zone of springs and spring runs. Just seven locations are known to support the 2-inch-long darter -- all in the upper Black Warrior River drainage near Birmingham.
Habitats: 23 acres of bushy vegetation with a .25-acre pond.
Access: Open during daylight hours.
Wild life: Watercress darter

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