The 4,218 acre (17.07 km²) refuge encompasses approximately 1,802 acres (7.29 km²) of lakes, sloughs, and creeks, 2,265 acres (9.17 km²) of bottomland hardwoods, and 151acre of croplands and moist soil units.
The refuge borders the Tombigbee River (and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway) for .