ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
Location	Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton counties, South Carolina, United States
Nearest city	Beaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°30′30″N 80°28′00″W / 32.50833°N 80.46667°W / 32.50833; -80.46667Coordinates: 32°30′30″N 80°28′00″W / 32.50833°N 80.46667°W / 32.50833; -80.46667
Area	11,815 acres (47.81 km²)
Established	1990
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,815-acre (47.81 km²) portion of the larger ACE Basin area, and the only portions that are federally protected. The wildlife refuge is divided into two units: the Edisto River unit and the Combahee River unit.

The following threatened or endangered species are present in the refuge: wood stork, American alligator and bald eagle.

External links

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin NWR Website

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Protected areas of South Carolina

Federal

National Parks	Congaree

National Historic Sites and Monuments	Charles Pinckney NHS Fort Sumter NM Ninety Six NHS

National Military Parks and Battlefields	Cowpens NB Kings Mountain NMP

National Historic Trail	Overmountain Victory

National Forests	Francis Marion Sumter

National Wildlife Refuges	Cape Romain Carolina Sandhills Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin Pinckney Island Santee Savannah Tybee Waccamaw

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Ashepoo Combahee Edisto Basin North Inlet-Winyah Bay

Wilderness Areas	Cape Romain Congaree Ellicott Rock Hell Hole Bay Little Wambaw Swamp Wambaw Creek Wambaw Swamp

Wild and Scenic River	Chattooga River

State

State Parks	Andrew Jackson Baker Creek Barnwell Caesars Head Cheraw Chester Colleton Devils Fork Edisto Beach Givhans Ferry Goodale Hickory Knob Hunting Island Huntington Beach Jones Gap Kings Mountain Lake Warren Landsford Canal Lee Little Pee Dee Myrtle Beach Oconee Paris Mountain Poinsett Santee Sesquicentennial Table Rock

State Historic Sites	Charles Towne Landing Colonial Dorchester Hampton Plantation Musgrove Mill Oconee Station Redcliffe Plantation Rivers Bridge Rose Hill Plantation

State Recreation Areas	Calhoun Falls Dreher Island Hamilton Branch Lake Greenwood Lake Hartwell Lake Wateree Sadlers Creek

State Natural Areas	Aiken Croft Keowee-Toxaway Lee

State Forests	Harbison Manchester Poe Creek Sand Hills Wee Tee

Wildlife Management Areas	Bear Island Belfast Bonneau Ferry Campbell's Crossroads Crackerneck Donnelley Draper Edisto River Fant's Grove Gray Court Hickory Top James Ross Jim Timmerman Keowee Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve Mason McBee McConnells Tract Palachucola Pee Dee Samworth Santee-Delta Thurmond Turkey Creek Turtle Island Webb Woodbury Worth Mountain

National Wildlife Refuges of the United States

The Lowcountry of South Carolina

Counties	Beaufort County Colleton County Hampton County Jasper County Charleston region

Major communities	Beaufort Bluffton Estill Hampton Hardeeville Hilton Head Island Port Royal Ridgeland Sun City Walterboro Varnville Yemassee

Sea Islands	Callawassie Island Daufuskie Island Edisto Island Fripp Island Harbor Island Hilton Head Island Hunting Island Lady's Island Port Royal Island St. Helena Island

History & culture	Historic places Beaufort history of historic district Cuisine Gullah culture Port Royal Experiment Sea Islands Hurricane

Military installations	Laurel Bay MCAS Beaufort MCRD Parris Island Beaufort Naval Hospital

Natural areas	ACE Basin Pinckney Island NWR Savannah NWR Sea Islands State parks Colleton Hunting Island Lake Warren

Other articles	BJWSA Hargray Sea Pines TCL USC-Beaufort RBC Heritage

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