Center Branch Wildlife Management Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
![]() Entrance sign along Turkey Run Road | |
Location | Harrison, West Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 39°13′52″N 80°19′38″W / 39.23111°N 80.32722°W |
Area | 975 acres (395 ha)[2] |
Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m)[3] |
Operator | Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR |
Center Branch Wildlife Management Area is located on 975 acres (395 ha) in Harrison County near Stonewood, West Virginia.[2] The WMA is located on a former strip mine site, and contains several flat benches and high walls. Second growth oak-hickory and mixed hardwoods forests cover much of the land.
Center Branch is located along Turkey Run, a tributary of Elk Creek and the West Fork River.[4][5] The main entrance is via Turkey Run Road (County Route 20/11) off West Virginia Route 20 near Stonewood.