USFWS · South Dakota

Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota and includes 5,638 acres (22.81 km2). The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is part of the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Only 938 acres (3.79 km2) is under U.S. Government ownership with the rest being an easement to ensure greater habitat protection.

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National Wildlife Refuge 953 acres USFWS SD

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	South Dakota
Size	953 acres
FWS region	Region 6
Center point	43.17° N, 98.44° W
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18)

Boundary map

5 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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Pickstown, 8 miles from the center point at 1,490 feet, station USC00396574 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 24 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 31 inches a year on the same inches scale.

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 · 13 in all · Register Atlas

0.3 mi
Engel Hotel ↗Lake Andes, SD
0.5 mi
Charles Mix County Courthouse ↗Lake Andes, SD
0.5 mi
Lake Andes Carnegie Library ↗Lake Andes, SD
4.1 mi
Jacobson School ↗Armour, SD
6.5 mi
Douglas County Courthouse and Auditor's Office ↗Armour, SD
10.3 mi
Rising Hail Colony ↗Greenwood, SD
11.1 mi
Marty Mission School Gymnasium and St. Therese Hall ↗Marty, SD
12.6 mi
Delmont Public School ↗Delmont, SD

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

Guidebooks for South Dakota and hiking across the country

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Hiking the Black Hills Country
Bert Gildart and Jane Gildart, 2021
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Moon Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills
Laural A. Bidwell, 2016
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Walks of a Lifetime in America
Manning, 2020
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge?

953 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge in?

South Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.169° N, 98.441° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 13 listings within 15 miles, including Engel Hotel and Charles Mix County Courthouse.

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: Lake Andes 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.
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