Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area is a brackish tidal marsh, nature preserve and hunting area owned by the state of Connecticut located in Devon (village), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. 
The Charles E. Wheeler WMA is located on the eastern shore (Milford side) of the mouth of the Housatonic River. It is protected from Long Island Sound by a barrier beach known as Milford Point.

The main channel of the Housatonic River flows north and south to the west of the Charles E. Wheeler WMA, however a substantial amount of the water flows into and through the estuary itself particularly with the tide.

The US Army Corp of Engineers dredged the Housatonic River channel between the WMA and Stratford in both 1976 and 2012. Without dredging, sediment from upriver would expand the Nells Island salt marsh area into the main channel of the river, obstructing recreational boating and commercial shipping.
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tidal marsh
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Devon (village)
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Milford
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New Haven County
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Connecticut
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Housatonic River
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Long Island Sound
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Milford Point
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Housatonic River
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Housatonic River
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Nells Island
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Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
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1976-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1976
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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2012
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located in the administrative territorial entity
located in the administrative territorial entity
located in the administrative territorial entity