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White River National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1935. The refuge is 3 to 10 miles (5 to 15 km) wide and encompassing 90 miles (145 km) of the lower 100 miles (160 km) of the White River. It also includes 3 miles (5 km) of the Arkansas Post Canal which is part of the Army Corps of Engineers' McClellan-Kerr Navigation System on the Arkansas River.
The refuge has the largest concentration of wintering mallard ducks in the Mississippi Flyway . It also has large concentrations of snow and canadian geese. The refuge is home to a population of black bears and four active bald eagle nests.
The refuge has 356 natural and man-made lakes which make up 4,000 acres (16 kmē) of the refuge. There are 154,000 acres (623 kmē) of forestland, 900 acres (3.6 kmē) of agricultural land, and 1,000 acres (4 kmē) of grassland.
The refuge is classified as a Wetland of International Importance .
National Wildlife Refuges in Arkansas