ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Rice trunk at ACE Basin NWR
Map showing the location of Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
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Map showing the location of Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge (South Carolina)
LocationBeaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton counties, South Carolina, United States
Nearest cityBeaufort, South Carolina
Coordinates32°30′30″N 80°28′00″W / 32.50833°N 80.46667°W / 32.50833; -80.46667
Area11,815 acres (47.81 km2)
Established1990
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteErnest 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

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