Beaver River Wildlife Management Area

Beaver River Wildlife Management Area
Beaver River WMA
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location within Oklahoma
Location	Beaver County, Oklahoma
Nearest city	Southeast of Turpin
Coordinates	36°48′50″N100°40′13″W / 36.81389°N 100.67028°W / 36.81389; -100.67028
Area	18,623.51 acres (75.3667 km2)
Governing body	Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC)

Beaver River Wildlife Management Area (Beaver River WMA) is an 18,624 acres (7,537 ha) protected area in Beaver County, Oklahoma. ^[1] The McFarland Unit, a section of the management area, has an additional 5,110.32 acres (2,068.07 ha).

Ecology

Located near the town of Turpin, the management area is a mostly a grassland, with a considerable amount of sand plum, sagebrush, buffalo grass, and salt cedar. Along the Beaver River, trees such as American Elm, Hackberry, and Cottonwood are present. ^[1]

McFarland Unit

BeaverRiver WMA include the McFarland Unit, which has an additional 5,110.32 acres (2,068.07 ha) with the Beaver River running through sections of the protected area. ^[2]

Conservation

The northern population of the Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), with habitat in Oklahoma (especially Beaver County and the WMA), Colorado, Kansas, and a portion of northern Texas, is considered threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Beaver River WMA". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
2. "Beaver River WMA - McFarland Unit". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
3. "Conservation Program Benefits an Iconic Bird of the Southern Great Plains". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
4. Elmore, Dwayne; Bidwell, Terry; Ranft, Rachael; Wolfe, Don (April 2017). "Habitat Evaluation Guide for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken". Oklahoma State University: Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

External links

• Beaver River Wildlife Management Area map
• Beaver River Wildlife Management Area: McFarland Unit map