Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

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Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
Location Citrus County, Florida, USA
Nearest city Crystal River, Florida
Area 31,000 acres (125 km²)
Established 1941
Governing body National Park Service

The 30,843 acre (125 km²) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about seventy miles (100 km) north of St. Petersburg.

The Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of portions of the Chassahowitzka river, Crystal River, as well as what are known as the Tampa Bay Refuges: Egmont Key, Passage Key and Pinellas.

The Chassahowitzka Wilderness Area is part of the refuge, and consists of 23,578.93 acres (95 km²) or 76.4% of its total area. Only a portion in the northeast is not designated as Wilderness.

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