Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge

Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge
LocationNew Castle County, Delaware, United States
Nearest cityPennsville, New Jersey
Coordinates39°37′03″N 75°33′48″W / 39.617423°N 75.56345°W / 39.617423; -75.56345
EstablishedFebruary 3, 1934 [1]
Governing bodyCorps of Engineers

Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge (founded as Killcohook Migratory Bird Refuge) was a National Wildlife Refuge located on the east bank of the Delaware River adjacent to the current Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It had originally been established in 1934 as a secondary dredged material disposal site for use by the Army Corps of Engineers.[2] Its status as a refuge was revoked in 1998 by the U.S. Congress and it is currently used as a confined disposal facility by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "The Killcohook Migratory Bird Refuge", Science, vol. 79, 23 March 1934
  2. ^ "Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge". US Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved December 24, 2013.