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Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,835-acre (743 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Though wildlife viewing is allowed, hunting and fishing are prohibited. The refuge is managed by the Lostwood Wetland Management District.

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National Wildlife Refuge 1,827 acres USFWS ND

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	North Dakota
Size	1,827 acres
FWS region	Region 6
Center point	48.19° N, 102.11° W
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 19)

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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Stanley 3 NNW, 18 miles from the center point at 2,280 feet, station USC00328276 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 19 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 47 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 · 1 in all · Register Atlas

14.9 mi
Great Northern Railway Underpass ↗Stanley, ND

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

1,827 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 48.186° N, 102.110° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 1 listing within 15 miles, including Great Northern Railway Underpass.

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: Shell 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.
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