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Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Sargent County, North Dakota. It is managed under Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Wildlife Refuge 677 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	677 acres
FWS region	Region 6
Center point	46.26° N, 97.47° 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 and the bars are average precipitation at Mc Leod 3 E, 15 miles from the center point at 1,075 feet, station USC00325754 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 24 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 2 in all · Register Atlas

10.9 mi
Colton's Crossing Bridge ↗Lisbon, ND
12.4 mi
Sargent County Courthouse ↗Forman, ND

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

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Walks of a Lifetime in America
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

677 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 46.255° N, 97.471° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 2 listings within 15 miles, including Colton's Crossing Bridge and Sargent 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.
Description: Storm 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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