Fish Creek Island
  Fish Creek Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ohio River, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°48′52″N 80°49′06″W / 39.8145200°N 80.8184246°W |
| Area | 0.075 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Administration | |
Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre (19-hectare) island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The island is located across the river from Captina, West Virginia, south of Moundsville, and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name.
Previously owned by CONSOL Energy Inc., Fish Creek Island was donated by CONSOL to the Nature Conservancy to protect the island's habitat for its rare great blue herons. The bar is West Virginia's largest great blue heron rookery.[1] The Nature Conservancy turned over Fish Creek Island to the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge which is now a protected island of the reserve.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hay, Jerry M. (2008). Ohio River Guidebook. Inland Waterways Books. p. 24. ISBN 9781605852171. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ohio River Islands - About the Refuge. August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "Fish Creek Island". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
External links
[edit]- Fish Creek Island on WikiMapia
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