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Nine More Acres to Terrapin Creek State Nature Preserve

By Jacque Day

Graves County, Ky. – A nine-acre tract in Graves County is the newest addition to the 259-acre Terrapin Creek State Nature Preserve. State officials say, the tract will protect the Terrapin Creek drainage in the county. According to The Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission, the preserve's aquatic system supports an unusual diversity of fish including several species found nowhere else in Kentucky. The area is characterized by extensive wetlands and springs unique to this region.