Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area

Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
Upper Sardis WMA
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
Map showing the location of Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area
LocationLafayette County and Marshall county, Mississippi, United States
Nearest cityOxford, Mississippi
Coordinates34°24′53″N 89°19′32″W / 34.414623°N 89.325419°W / 34.414623; -89.325419
Area50,725 acres (205.3 km2)[1]
Governing bodyMississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 13.61 square mile[2] (50,725 acres (20,528 ha)) irregular tract of protected land located in Lafayette County, within Holly Springs National Forest.[3] Part of the northern boundary of the WMA, south of the Little Tallahatchie Canal, to include north of the Little Tallahatchie River, is located in Marshall County.[4] All U. S. Army Corps of Engineer lands in Lafayette and Marshall Counties and all National forest land in Lafayette County is under the Upper Sardis WMA.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area 50,725 Acres" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Upper Sardis WMA - Mississippi Wildlife Area". i-Hunting. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Upper Sardis Wildlife Management Area". Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "Upper Sardis WWildlife Management Area" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Mississippi Administrative Code Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Part 2 - Wildlife Chapter 1 - Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) Rule 40-2-1.31 - Upper Sardis - Areas included". Justia. Retrieved November 16, 2025. MS Code of Rules 40-2-1.31

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