Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve

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Six Mile Island
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location of Six Mile Island near Louisville, Kentucky
Location Louisville, Kentucky
Nearest city Jeffersonville, Indiana
Coordinates 38°18′37″N85°39′58″W / 38.3103°N 85.6661°W / 38.3103; -85.6661 Coordinates: 38°18′37″N85°39′58″W / 38.3103°N 85.6661°W / 38.3103; -85.6661
Area81 acres (330,000 m2) [1]
EstablishedJune 24, 1979
Governing bodyKentucky State National Preserves Commission

Six Mile Island is a nature preserve in Louisville, Kentucky located on the Ohio River.

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The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves owns and manages the preserve and was dedicated June 24, 1979. [2] The reserve is an undeveloped riverine island and is known for its extensive variety of waterbirds. [2] Even though the preserve has a variety of birds, not many people visit the island as the only access is by boat. The island received its name Six Mile Island for its distance from the Falls of the Ohio much like Fourteen Mile Creek and Twelve Mile Island also located along the Ohio river.

The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States dedicated to the protection of Kentucky's natural heritage. It oversees a statewide program of nature preserves, Kentucky Wild Rivers Program, and the "Nature's Finest" license plate program of the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board. The program was formerly known as the "Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission", from 1976 until a reorganization in 2018.

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The Great Steamboat Race during the Kentucky Derby Festival turns around at Six Mile Island as the halfway marker during the race. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve
  2. 1 2 Six Mile Island SNP Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Kentucky Derby Festival:: Events Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine


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