This facility replaced three obsolete locks & dams and provides a navigable
pool 35.3 river miles to Hannibal Locks & Dam on the Ohio River.

This facility replaced three obsolete locks & dams and provides a navigable pool 35.3 river miles to Hannibal Locks & Dam on the Ohio River.

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Ohio River - Willow Island Pool

The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1990 to
protect, conserve, and restore habitat for wildlife native to the river's
floodplain. The refuge consists of twenty-four islands and four mainland
tracts scattered along 362 miles of the upper Ohio River. Most of the refuge's
3440 acres of land and underwater habitat are located in West Virginia;
however, Pennsylvania and Kentucky each have two refuge islands.

The refuge is important in conserving the "wild" Ohio within one of our
nation's busiest inland waterways. Refuge islands are gradually returning to
forested conditions after years of farming, oil and gas extraction, and other
activities. The refuge works to protect wildlife and habitats native to the
Ohio River and its floodplain. Migratory birds and endangered freshwater
mussels are among the important wildlife emphasized on the refuge.

<p>The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1990 to protect, conserve, and restore habitat for wildlife native to the river's floodplain. The refuge consists of twenty-four islands and four mainland tracts scattered along 362 miles of the upper Ohio River. Most of the refuge's 3440 acres of land and underwater habitat are located in West Virginia; however, Pennsylvania and Kentucky each have two refuge islands.</p><p>The refuge is important in conserving the "wild" Ohio within one of our nation's busiest inland waterways. Refuge islands are gradually returning to forested conditions after years of farming, oil and gas extraction, and other activities. The refuge works to protect wildlife and habitats native to the Ohio River and its floodplain. Migratory birds and endangered freshwater mussels are among the important wildlife emphasized on the refuge.</p>

Ohio River - Willow Island Pool

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