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Pulley Ridge is a mesophotic coral reef system off the shores of the continental United States. [1] The reef rests on sunken barrier islands [ 2 ] and lies 100 miles west of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve and stretches north about 60 miles at depths ranging from 60 to 80 meters. [ 3 ]
Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-68226-103-3. LCCN 2019000731. Robison, Henry W.; Buchanan, Thomas M. (1988). Fishes of Arkansas. Fayetteville, Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 1-55728-001-0. "Aquatic Fish Report" (PDF). Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan. Little Rock: Arkansas Game and Fish ...
The recreation area stretches along the Arkansas River for approximately 148 miles (238 kilometers) from Leadville, Colorado to the Pueblo Reservoir near Pueblo West, Colorado. The area includes more than 25 developed recreation sites and fishing easements along the river adjacent to U.S. Highway 24 / U.S. Highway 285 and adjacent to U.S ...
Overflow National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a 13,973 acre (56.55 km 2) national wildlife refuge in Ashley County, Arkansas. Overflow NWR is one of three refuges forming an administrative complex, which also includes Felsenthal NWR and Pond Creek NWR to the west.
It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Manila, Arkansas, and consists mostly of a shallow lake, swamp, and bottomland hardwood forests. The preservation of habitat for waterfowl in an intensely agricultural region is the primary purpose of the refuge. 6,400 acres (20 km 2 ) of Big Lake was named a National Natural Landmark . 2,144 acres (8 km ...
The level III ecoregions in Arkansas are the South Central Plains (35), Ouachita Mountains (36), Arkansas Valley (37), Boston Mountains (38), Ozark Highlands (39), Mississippi Alluvial Plain (73), Mississippi Valley Loess Plains (74). (Compare to map of Level IV ecoregions.)
The Brushy Creek Wildlife Management Area is a small property reforested in bottomland hardwood forest by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission near Hickory Ridge. [16] The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission maintains the Wittsburg Natural Area as natural Crowley's Ridge habitat, [17] but there is no legal public access to the area.
The Arkansas River Valley, also known as the Arkansas Valley, is a region in Arkansas defined by the Arkansas River in the western part of the state. Generally defined as the area between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, [1] the River Valley is characterized by flat lowlands covered in fertile farmland and lakes periodically interrupted by high peaks.