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The
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge
is located on the
Illinois River
and the
Mississippi River
in parts of
Calhoun
,
Jersey
, and
Greene
counties in
Illinois
, and
St. Charles County, Missouri
.
[1]
It is managed by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
as part of the
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex
.
[2]
As of 2009, the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge consists of five separate parcels of riverine bottomland
wetlands
grouped in and around the
confluence
of the Illinois and the Mississippi Rivers (hence the name,
Two Rivers
). The region is noted for its population of
bald eagles
.
[2]
The refuge is 8,501 acres (34 square km) in size. Its headquarters is located in the Calhoun County municipality of
Brussels, Illinois
.
[2]
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from websites or documents of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
.
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