USFWS · South Carolina

Santee National Wildlife Refuge

Santee National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,000-acre (61 km2) refuge alongside Lake Marion, an impoundment of the Santee River of Clarendon County, South Carolina.

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National Wildlife Refuge12,832 acresUSFWSSC
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Marc Epstein/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Headquarters, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
1 fire
active
C-163 Fm Rx (prescribed burn) · 45 mi from the center · 222 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateSouth Carolina
Size12,832 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point33.51° N, 80.24° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 37)

Boundary map

4 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 Santee National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.97 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.54 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.03 inches of precipitationApril: 3.79 inches of precipitationMay: 4.31 inches of precipitationJune: 6.02 inches of precipitationJuly: 6.22 inches of precipitationAugust: 5.97 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.36 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.78 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.56 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.19 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 45.2°F averageFebruary: 48.0°F averageMarch: 54.7°F averageApril: 62.8°F averageMay: 70.5°F averageJune: 77.5°F averageJuly: 80.6°F averageAugust: 79.4°F averageSeptember: 73.9°F averageOctober: 63.7°F averageNovember: 53.9°F averageDecember: 47.5°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Manning, 13 miles from the center point at 85 feet, station USC00385493 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 56 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.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Prescribed
    C-163 Fm Rx

    45 mi from the center point · 222 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Park · 23 mi
Congaree National Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 15 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for South Carolina

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Santee National Wildlife Refuge?

12,832 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Santee National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Santee National Wildlife Refuge in?

South Carolina.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Santee National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.511° N, 80.236° W. Congaree National Park is 23 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Santee National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest C-163 Fm Rx at 45 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Which national parks are near Santee National Wildlife Refuge?

Congaree National Park (23 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Santee National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 15 listings within 15 miles, including Eutaw Springs Battleground Park and Senn's Grist Mill--Blacksmith Shop--Orange Crush Bottling Plant.

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 (Q7420107), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Santee 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.