Optima National Wildlife Refuge

Optima National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Optima National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Optima National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationTexas County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest cityHardesty, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°38′43″N 101°12′31″W / 36.6454°N 101.2085°W / 36.6454; -101.2085[1]
Area4,333 acres (17.54 km2)
Established1975
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOptima National Wildlife Refuge

Located in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, the 4,333-acre (17.54 km2) Optima National Wildlife Refuge is made up of grasslands and wooded bottomland on the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project.

The 8,062-acre Optima Wildlife Management Area, an Oklahoma state-managed hunting area, sits adjacent on the Beaver River arm of the Optima Lake project.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Optima National Wildlife Refuge Site Map". www.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Optima". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

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