Delta National Wildlife Refuge
The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles east of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The area formed when a breach in the natural levee of the Mississippi River occurred in 1862 approximately 100 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Protected area
- Description: national Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana
- Also known as: “Delta Migratory Waterfowl Refuge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pilottown.
Pilottown
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pilottown is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River. Pilottown is situated 5 miles southwest of Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Delta National Wildlife Refuge
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.24762° or 29° 14′ 51″ northLongitude
-89.21092° or 89° 12′ 39″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Inception
1935Operator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceOpen location code
76XG6QXQ+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1214440925GeoNames ID
4321967Wikidata ID
Q5254697
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Satellite Map
Discover Delta National Wildlife Refuge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Delta National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Delta National Wildlife Refuge”
- Japanese: “デルタ国定自然保護区”
- Japanese: “デルタ国立野生生物保護区”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Delta National Wildlife Refuge and Spanish Island.
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