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AL 3. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Acreage: Wetlands about 15,500. 



Location: Morgan, Madison, and Limestone counties; Mason Ridge Quadran- 

 gle; between Decatur and Huntsville, Madison and Triana; reached via U.S. 31, 

 20, and 67. 



Description: Low upland and bottomland. Some streams occur, but the area 

 consists mostly of sloughs — the Tennessee River backwaters from Wheeler Dam 

 impoundment. 



Encroachments: There has been a steady demand for deletions and nonprogram 

 uses. These include the Point Mallard Deletion, 1-65 construction, and nu- 

 merous road, power, and telephone easements. The situation will probably wor- 

 sen. 



Ownership: BSFW. 



Data source: Thomas Z. Atkeson, P.O. Box 1 643, Decatur, Ala. 3560 1 . 



Other knowledgeable persons: Bob Shanks, 1214 Owens Dr., Huntsville, Ala.; 

 Dr. Curtis Adams, Biology Department, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Ala. 

 35807 



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