Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge
Geography
The former refuge is part of New Castle County, Delaware. As outlined by the Twelve-Mile Circle, a colonial-era agreement, Killcohook is one place in Delaware that shares a land border with New Jersey, called Finn's Point. (Artificial Island is another.) Since the border was originally defined as being along the low-water mark on the New Jersey shore of the river, the reclaimed land on which the refuge lies falls within Delaware territory.
The former wildlife refuge is north of the Fort Mott State Park and south of Pennsville, New Jersey. Across the Delaware River are Ommelanden Range near Bear, Delaware and Delaware City. Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island lies between the two shores.
Wildlife
Killcohook NWR consisted primarily of marshland, with emphasis on breeding of migratory waterfowl. Species singled out for protection in Killcohook include the American black duck.
See also
References
- ^ "The Killcohook Migratory Bird Refuge", Science, vol. 79, 23 March 1934
- ^ "Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge". US Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ Danzenbaker, Mike (2008). "Supawna Meadows" (PDF). Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved October 24, 2016.