Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
system of National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the world's premiere system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants...
s. It is located in Eastern Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, near the city of Okmulgee
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Okmulgee is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 12,321 a loss of 5.4 percent since the 2000 census figure of 13,022. It has been the capital of the Muscogee Nation since the United States Civil War. Okmulgee means "boiling waters" in the Creek...
and the Deep Fork River
Deep Fork River
Deep Fork River is an Oklahoma tributary of the North Canadian River. The headwaters flow from north Oklahoma City and the river empties into the North Canadian at Lake Eufaula about away....
where the park gets its name.
The refuge was established in 1993 and contains over 9,000 acres (36 km²) of protected land. The park is subject to annual flooding which provides excellent habitat for waterfowl and other animals.