| Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Watercress Darter NWR | |
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| Location | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States |
| Nearest city | Bessemer, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°22′29″N 86°57′46″W / 33.374647°N 86.962892°W |
| Area | 24.52 acres (9.92 ha)[1] |
| Established | 1980 |
| Visitors | 3,000 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Watercress Darter NWR |
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge is a 25-acre (100,000 m2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Jefferson County, Alabama, within the city limits of Bessemer. Watercress Darter NWR consists of a .25-acre (1,000 m2) pond known as Thomas Spring which is essential to the survival of the endangered watercress darter. A second pond was built on the site in 1983. The facility is unstaffed, but is administered by the Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge in Anniston, Alabama.
- ^ "National Wildlife Refuges - Acres by State and Unit" (PDF). US Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 6 September 2016.