USFWS · North Dakota

Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Nelson County, North Dakota. It is managed under Devils Lake Wetland Management District. This is a limited-interest national wildlife refuge. The FWS has an easement on private property allowing it to manage wildlife habitat, but the land remains private property. There is no public access although wildlife may be observed from adjacent public roads. Limited-interest refuges were created in the 1930s and 1940s in response to declining waterfowl populations and the need to get people back to work during the Great Depression. Many landowners sold easements allowing the federal government to regulate water levels and restrict hunting.

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National Wildlife Refuge1,218 acresUSFWSND
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Dakota
Size1,218 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point47.94° N, 98.09° 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 Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.44 inches of precipitation, 6.3 inches of snowFebruary: 0.45 inches of precipitation, 7.7 inches of snowMarch: 0.50 inches of precipitation, 7.7 inches of snowApril: 0.94 inches of precipitation, 2.2 inches of snowMay: 2.79 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowJune: 3.84 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 3.61 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 2.51 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 2.12 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 1.66 inches of precipitation, 2.2 inches of snowNovember: 0.73 inches of precipitation, 4.9 inches of snowDecember: 0.64 inches of precipitation, 10.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 4.8°F averageFebruary: 9.0°F averageMarch: 22.2°F averageApril: 39.0°F averageMay: 53.4°F averageJune: 63.7°F averageJuly: 68.2°F averageAugust: 66.6°F averageSeptember: 57.0°F averageOctober: 42.0°F averageNovember: 25.6°F averageDecember: 11.8°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Petersburg 2 N, 8 miles from the center point at 1,532 feet, station USC00327027 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 43 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 · 6 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

1,218 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 47.937° N, 98.087° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Lambs Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 6 listings within 15 miles, including Ophaug, Nels, Barn and Petersburg Auditorium.

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: Lambs Lake 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.