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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

The Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is a 21,676-acre (87.7-km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Stoddard and southeastern Wayne counties in Missouri. Its southwesternmost portion lies on the shores of Lake Wappapello. Named after the Mingo tribe, it was established to preserve bottomland hardwoods and provide waterfowl and other migratory birds in the Mississippi Flyway with nesting, feeding, brooding, and resting habitat.

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National Wildlife Refuge21,690 acresUSFWSMO3 campgrounds within 10 mi
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Mingo National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by USFWSmidwest, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMissouri
Size21,690 acres
FWS regionRegion 3
Center point36.99° N, 90.17° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 14)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

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 Mingo National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.84 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.53 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.98 inches of precipitationApril: 5.38 inches of precipitationMay: 5.57 inches of precipitationJune: 3.96 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.36 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.55 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.58 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.78 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.71 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.17 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 33.3°F averageFebruary: 37.4°F averageMarch: 46.4°F averageApril: 56.8°F averageMay: 66.2°F averageJune: 74.9°F averageJuly: 78.4°F averageAugust: 77.2°F averageSeptember: 70.1°F averageOctober: 58.2°F averageNovember: 46.1°F averageDecember: 36.6°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Wappapello Dam, 8 miles from the center point at 410 feet, station USC00238700 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 51 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.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 3 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

USACE · 0.9 mi
Peoples Creek
Reservable57 sites
USACE · 1.6 mi
Redman Creek Recreation Area
Reservable115 sites
USACE · 5.7 mi
Snow Creek Campground
Reservable9 sites

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 19 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Missouri

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    Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2017
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  • The Ozarks: 43 spectacular hikes in Arkansas and Missouri
    Jim Warnock, 2017
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Mingo National Wildlife Refuge?

21,690 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Mingo National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in?

Missouri.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Mingo National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 36.993° N, 90.174° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Mingo National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 19 listings within 15 miles, including Miller, Henry, House and Stoddard 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.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q6864767), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Mingo 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.