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South Branch Wildlife Management Area

State Wildlife Management Area in Hampshire and Hardy counties, West Virginia

Field	Value
name	South Branch Wildlife Management Area
iucn_category	V
iucn_ref
map	USA West Virginia
map_caption	Location of South Branch Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
relief	1
location	West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre	1092
area_ref
elevation	915 ft
url	https://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-78.915025&Y_Value=39.146773&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
title	South Branch Wildlife Management Area
work	Elevation Query
access-date	2008-10-22
publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
website	WVDNR District 2 Wildlife Management Areas

| access-date = 2008-10-22

The South Branch Wildlife Management Area is 1092 acre of mixed oak-hickory woodlands and pastures in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, USA. The South Branch WMA consists of four separate tracts (McNeill, Bridge, Trough Club, and Sector) along the South Branch Potomac River around and south of the river gorge known as The Trough. It is known throughout the region for its dove, squirrel, deer, and wild turkey hunting. The WMA is owned by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

Invasive species

The air-breathing northern snakehead (Channa argus), a species of fish native to East Asia, has recently been reported in the lower Potomac River. Although no snakeheads have been detected in West Virginia, this invasive species from northern China had been declared a threat to the state's aquatic ecosystem. Federal law prohibits transport of snakeheads across state lines. Anyone who catches this fish when visiting the South Branch WMA should carefully note the catch location, kill the fish by cutting or bleeding, and contact a WVDNR district biologist. The snakehead should not be released back into the Potomac River or any tributary.

References

"South Branch Wildlife Management Area". IUCN.
"West Virginia DNR - District 2 Wildlife Management Areas". [[West Virginia Division of Natural Resources]].
Whoriskey, Peter. (May 18, 2004). "3rd Snakehead Taints the Potomac". Washington Post.
Fahrenthold, David A. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070501285.html Potomac Fever] ''Washington Post'', Page W12, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
[http://www.wvdnr.gov/fishing/snakehead.shtm WV Division of Natural Resources Snakehead web page, retrieved April 22, 2008]
[http://www.fws.gov/midwest/fisheries/library/fact-snakehead.pdf U.S Fish and Wildlife Service snakehead brochure, retrieved April 22, 2008]

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