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Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, the southernmost refuge in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is located in the Sacramento Valley of California, about 50 miles (80 km) north of the metropolitan area of Sacramento. The refuge consists of about 2,600 acres (11 km2), consisting primarily of wetland impoundments with some riparian and grassland habitat.

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National Wildlife Refuge2,605 acresUSFWSCA
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by USFWS, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
2 fires
active
Madrone Springs Underburn Rx (prescribed burn) · 48 mi from the center
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateCalifornia
Size2,605 acres
FWS regionRegion 8
Center point39.06° N, 121.75° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 23)

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 Sutter National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.81 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.65 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.92 inches of precipitationApril: 1.40 inches of precipitationMay: 0.93 inches of precipitationJune: 0.28 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.00 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.05 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.11 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.03 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.21 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.68 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 46.8°F averageFebruary: 50.8°F averageMarch: 54.8°F averageApril: 59.5°F averageMay: 67.1°F averageJune: 74.0°F averageJuly: 78.5°F averageAugust: 77.0°F averageSeptember: 72.7°F averageOctober: 64.2°F averageNovember: 52.7°F averageDecember: 46.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Marysville Yuba Co AP, 10 miles from the center point at 62 feet, station USW00093205 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 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
    Madrone Springs Underburn Rx

    48 mi from the center point

  • Prescribed
    B15 White Ranch Rx

    49 mi from the center point · 30 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 Register listings within 15 miles · 13 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Sutter National Wildlife Refuge?

2,605 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Sutter National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Sutter National Wildlife Refuge in?

California.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Sutter National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 39.065° N, 121.747° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Madrone Springs Underburn Rx at 48 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Are there historic places near Sutter National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 13 listings within 15 miles, including Cecil Ranch and West Butte Schoolhouse.

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 (Q14684054), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Sutter 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.