USFWS · North Dakota

Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,230-acre (900 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Almost 1,600 acres (650 ha) of Stewart Lake NWR is an easement refuge and is on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources. The remaining acreage is on public lands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Stewart Lake NWR from their offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.

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National Wildlife Refuge 638 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	638 acres
FWS region	Region 6
Center point	46.34° N, 103.44° W
Night sky	Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 23)

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 →

The line is the average temperature at Amidon, 11 miles from the center point at 2,910 feet, station USC00320209 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

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 · 3 in all · Register Atlas

10.2 mi
Original Slope County Courthouse ↗Amidon, ND
10.3 mi
H-t Ranch ↗Amidon, ND
10.7 mi
Schade, Emma Petznick and Otto, House ↗Bowman, ND

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

638 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 46.345° N, 103.436° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 3 listings within 15 miles, including Original Slope County Courthouse and H-t Ranch.

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: Stewart 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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