Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge

{{Short description|National Wildlife Refuge near Cleveland, Texas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge

| iucn_category = IV

| map = USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Map of the United States

| map_width = 300

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| location = Liberty County, Texas, United States

| nearest_city = Cleveland, Texas

| coordinates = {{coord|30.2877|-94.7844|region:US-TX|notes={{cite web |url= http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/trinityriver/Maps/BoarsDenPublicUseMapDirections.pdf |title= Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, Boars Den Unit Trails Map |work= www.fws.gov |publisher= U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |access-date=December 14, 2011}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{Convert|30000|acre|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1994

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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/trinity_river/ Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge]

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Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was established on January 4, 1994 with an initial purchase of {{convert|4400|acre|km2}}. Since that time, the refuge has acquired additional acreage which now totals {{convert|30000|acre|km2}}. The primary purpose of establishing this refuge is to protect a portion of the bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem along the Trinity River located in southeastern Texas. The refuge, which is a remnant of what was once a much larger natural area is a broad flat floodplain made up of numerous sloughs, oxbow lakes, artesian wells, and tributaries.