Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Haywood County, TN
Map of the United States
Location	Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Nearest city	Brownsville, Tennessee
Area	11,556 acres (46.77 km²)
Established	1964
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Official website

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge is an area of swampy bottomland consisting of a portion of the floodplain of the Hatchie River in West Tennessee, covering 11,556 acres (4,677 ha) in southern Haywood County. It is a rich environment for aquatic life and waterfowl. The refuge is bisected by both Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 70 and hence passed through by almost all motor vehicle traffic between Nashville and Memphis.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Protected Areas of Tennessee

Federal

National Parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Historical Parks & Sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · Fort Donelson National Battlefield · Fort Donelson National Cemetery · Shiloh National Cemetery • Shiloh National Military Park • Stones River National Battlefield • Stones River National Cemetery

National Recreation Areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area • Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail • Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National Forests	Cherokee National Forest

National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw • Cross Creeks • Hatchie • Lake Isom • Lower Hatchie • Reelfoot • Tennessee

Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge • Big Frog • Big Laurel Branch • Citico Creek • Cohutta • Gee Creek • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock • Little Frog Mountain • Pond Mountain • Sampson Mountain • Unaka Mountain

Other Protected Areas	Natchez Trace Parkway • Obed Wild and Scenic River

State

East Tennessee State Parks	Big Ridge • Booker T. Washington • Cove Lake • Cumberland Mountain • Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail • Davy Crockett Birthplace • Fort Loudoun • Frozen Head • Harrison Bay • Hiwassee/Ocoee • Indian Mountain • Norris Dam • Panther Creek • Pickett • Red Clay • Roan Mountain • Sycamore Shoals • Warriors' Path

Middle Tennessee State Parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall • Bledsoe Creek • Burgess Falls • Cedars Of Lebanon • Cordell Hull Birthplace • David Crockett • Dunbar Cave • Edgar Evins • Fall Creek Falls • Harpeth River • Henry Horton • Johnsonville • Long Hunter • Montgomery Bell • Mousetail Landing • Old Stone Fort • Port Royal • Radnor Lake • Rock Island • Sgt. Alvin C. York • South Cumberland • Standing Stone • Tims Ford

West Tennessee State Parks	Big Cypress Tree • Big Hill Pond • Chickasaw • Fort Pillow • Meeman-Shelby • N. B. Forrest • Natchez Trace • Paris Landing • Pickwick Landing • Pinson Mounds • Reelfoot Lake • Ross Cross Landing • T.O. Fuller

State Forests	Bledsoe • Cedars of Lebanon • Chickasaw • Chuck Swan • Franklin • Lewis • Lone Mountain • Martha Sundquist • Natchez Trace • Pickett • Prentice Cooper • Scott • Standing Stone • Stewart

State Natural Areas	Honey Creek * Piney Falls • Laurel-Snow • North Chickamauga Creek Gorge • Stinging Fork Falls • Virgin Falls

Other

Other	Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

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