USFWS · Oregon

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is in northwestern Oregon, 10 miles (16 km) west of Salem in Polk County. The Refuge consists of 1,173 acres (4.75 km2) of cropland, which provide forage for wintering geese, 300 acres (1.2 km2) of forests, 550 acres (2.2 km2) of grasslands, and 500 acres (2.0 km2) of shallow water seasonal wetlands and 35 acres (0.14 km2) of permanent open water. In 1965, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge was created to help ensure some of the original habitat remained for species preservation. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateOregon
Size2,669 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point44.97° N, 123.26° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 25)

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 Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°January: 7.48 inches of precipitationFebruary: 5.56 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.08 inches of precipitationApril: 3.71 inches of precipitationMay: 2.36 inches of precipitationJune: 1.49 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.31 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.47 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.60 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.80 inches of precipitationNovember: 7.18 inches of precipitationDecember: 8.74 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 40.9°F averageFebruary: 43.1°F averageMarch: 46.7°F averageApril: 50.4°F averageMay: 56.7°F averageJune: 61.0°F averageJuly: 67.3°F averageAugust: 67.6°F averageSeptember: 63.4°F averageOctober: 54.2°F averageNovember: 45.3°F averageDecember: 40.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Dallas 2 NE, 2 miles from the center point at 290 feet, station USC00352112 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year.

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 · 88 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Oregon

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge?

2,669 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge in?

Oregon.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 44.966° N, 123.257° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 88 listings within 15 miles, including Dallas Tannery and Dallas Cinema.

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: Baskett Slough 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.