The Jug Wildlife Management Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Location | Tyler, West Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 39°28′05″N 80°52′31″W / 39.46806°N 80.87528°W |
Area | 2,848 acres (11.53 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 900 ft (270 m) |
Website | WVDNR District 6 Wildlife Management Areas |
The Jug — formerly known as the Jug Handle — is a jug-shaped island formed by a horseshoe bend on Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia, USA. It is maintained by the state of West Virginia as The Jug Wildlife Management Area (2,848 acres, including the Jug and much land south of it).