Sherburne Complex Wildlife Management Area

Sherburne Complex
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Sherburne Complex
Map showing the location of Sherburne Complex
LocationIberville / St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana
Nearest cityKrotz Springs, Louisiana
Coordinates30°29′00″N 91°44′00″W / 30.48333°N 91.73333°W / 30.48333; -91.73333
Area43,637 acres (17,659 ha)
Established1996
Governing bodyLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WebsiteSherburne Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Sherburne WMA

The Sherburne Complex[1] is a joint land management venture of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that began in 1983. The area consists of 43,637 acres (17,659 ha), and is managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The complex is located in the Morganza Flood way system[2] of the Atchafalaya Basin[3] about 30 miles (48 km) west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and actually extends a little south of the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge at Whiskey Bay, Louisiana. The bridge crosses the Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel. Located on the graveled[4] LA 975, the west boundary is on the east side of the Atchafalaya River with the east boundary being the East Protection Levee. The complex stretches just north of old highway 190, and a short distance to the south of I-10. The nearest town is Krotz Springs to the north off US 190.

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