Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Crab Orchard Lake, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, September 2019
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Location	Williamson, Jackson, and Union counties, Illinois, USA
Nearest city	Marion, Illinois
Coordinates	37°42′00″N 89°03′33″W / 37.70000°N 89.05917°W / 37.70000; -89.05917
Area	43,890 acres (177.62 km2)
Established	1947
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre (180 km²) National Wildlife Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois, in the United States. Its land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna. It centers on Crab Orchard Lake. Major habitat types on the refuge include hardwood forest, agricultural land, grazing units, brushland, wetlands, and lakes. Other major bodies of water on the refuge are Devil's Kitchen Lake and Little Grassy Lake.