Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
- Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge is a part of the U.S. system of National Wildlife Refuges consisting of an area of Northwest Tennessee and Western Kentucky which consists primarily of a buffer zone around Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee's only large natural lake, which formed after the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 and is one of the Mississippi River Basin's richest locations for waterfowl, aquatic life, and other wildlife. It covers 10,428 acres (4,220 ha) and is primarily comprised of lands adjacent to the lake which have not been included in the Tennessee State Park system. The refuge was established in 1941 and has been expanded on several occasions. Some of it consists of agricultural land which is leased to farmers, but they are required to use stricter conservation practices than were widespread when the same land was held in private ownership, primarily to lessen the siltation of the lake and surrounding bodies of water.
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