USFWS · North Dakota

Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge

Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Walsh County, North Dakota. It is managed under Devils Lake Wetland Management District.

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National Wildlife Refuge2,755 acresUSFWSND
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Dakota
Size2,755 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point48.24° N, 97.32° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 17)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge0°20°40°60°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 7.7°F averageFebruary: 12.6°F averageMarch: 26.4°F averageApril: 42.8°F averageMay: 57.3°F averageJune: 68.0°F averageJuly: 71.3°F averageAugust: 69.6°F averageSeptember: 60.6°F averageOctober: 45.1°F averageNovember: 28.7°F averageDecember: 14.0°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Grafton, 13 miles from the center point at 827 feet, station USC00323594 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 9 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for hiking across the country

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge?

2,755 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 48.242° N, 97.315° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 9 listings within 15 miles, including Minto School and Forest River State Bank.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.