CADDO LAKE NWR

CADDO LAKE NWR

Brazoria NWR consists of 43,388 acres of coastal estuarine and coastal prairie habitat. It was established in 1966 as a migratory bird project for wintering waterfowl. The refuge typically winters 30-40,000 ducks and 40,000 snow geese. It also contains about 4,000 acres of native coastal bluestem prairie. It is located on the Texas gulf coast at the west end of the Galveston Bay Complex.