Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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| Location | La Paz / Mohave counties, Arizona, United States |
| Nearest city | Parker, AZ / Lake Havasu City, AZ |
| Coordinates | 34°16′09″N 114°02′44″W / 34.269201°N 114.045492°WCoordinates: 34°16′09″N 114°02′44″W / 34.269201°N 114.045492°W |
| Area | 6,105 acres (24.71 km2) |
| Established | 1941, 1993 (as Bill Williams) |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge |
The Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge protects the lower course of the Bill Williams River, to its mouth at Lake Havasu reservoir, in western Arizona. It is located within eastern La Paz and Mohave Counties, in the Lower Colorado River Valley region.
The federal wildlife refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Recreation activities include nature walks, bird watching, hiking, and kayaking on the Bill Williams River.
The habitats of the refuge are a unique blend of Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert uplands, desert riparian zones, and marsh wetlands habitats, provides for a diverse array of flora and fauna.
The ecosystem within the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge is situated in an ecotone (transition zone) between Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert ecoregions, increasing diversity of plant species present within it, There are few places in the Arizona deserts where one can view saguaro cacti forests, wetland broadleaf cattail (Typha latifolia) stands, and cottonwood woodlands in a single viewshed.
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