USFWS · Arizona, California

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California. It preserves habitat for wildlife like desert bighorn sheep, the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher, the threatened Yuma Ridgways Rail and other animals. The refuge protects 30 river miles - 300 miles (480 km) of shoreline - from Needles, California, to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. One of the last remaining natural stretches of the lower Colorado River flows through the 20-mile-long (32 km) Topock Gorge.

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National Wildlife Refuge38,953 acresUSFWSAZCA
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Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StatesArizona, California
Size38,953 acres
FWS regionRegion 2
Center point34.68° N, 114.46° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 32)

Boundary map

2 outlines

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 Havasu National Wildlife Refuge50°60°70°80°90°100°January: 0.73 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.79 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.51 inches of precipitationApril: 0.18 inches of precipitationMay: 0.07 inches of precipitationJune: 0.04 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.27 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.39 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.34 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.22 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.34 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.44 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 56.2°F averageFebruary: 59.9°F averageMarch: 66.6°F averageApril: 73.7°F averageMay: 83.1°F averageJune: 93.0°F averageJuly: 98.5°F averageAugust: 97.4°F averageSeptember: 90.0°F averageOctober: 77.0°F averageNovember: 63.8°F averageDecember: 54.7°F average0 in0.5 in1 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Needles AP, 11 miles from the center point at 890 feet, station USW00023179 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 4 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 · 4 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Arizona

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Havasu National Wildlife Refuge?

38,953 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Havasu National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in?

The boundary crosses Arizona and California.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Havasu National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 34.684° N, 114.457° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Havasu National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 4 listings within 15 miles, including Old Trails Bridge and El Garces.

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.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5683175), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Havasu 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.