Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge

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Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area along the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa that provides important habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national wildlife refuge
protected area
wetland habitat
allowsActivity environmental education
fishing (regulated)
hunting (regulated)
interpretation
wildlife observation
wildlife photography
area approximately 10,780 acres
country United States of America
surface form: United States
established 1958
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
hasEcosystemType backwater sloughs
bottomland forest
prairie
river floodplain
wetlands
hasFeature bottomland hardwood forest
levees and water control structures
managed wetlands
river backwaters
hasUnit Big Timber Division
Horseshoe Bend Division
Keithsburg Division
Louisa Division
IUCNCategory IV
locatedAlong Mississippi Flyway
locatedIn Iowa
Louisa County, Iowa NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southeastern Iowa
locatedOn Mississippi River
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
nearestCity Wapello, Iowa
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System
primaryConservationFocus migratory birds
providesHabitatFor amphibians
fish
mammals
neotropical migratory songbirds
raptors
reptiles
shorebirds
waterfowl
purpose to conserve and manage habitat for migratory birds
to protect and restore Mississippi River floodplain ecosystems
supportsMigrationOf ducks
geese
shorebirds along Mississippi Flyway
swans

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Louisa County, Iowa hasProtectedArea Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge