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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,808-acre (27.55 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States. There are two small private areas in the protected area.

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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Royalbroil, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateWisconsin
Size6,950 acres
FWS regionRegion 3
Center point44.05° N, 91.55° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18)

Boundary map

3 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 Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 18.9°F averageFebruary: 23.6°F averageMarch: 35.4°F averageApril: 49.2°F averageMay: 61.3°F averageJune: 70.4°F averageJuly: 74.8°F averageAugust: 72.6°F averageSeptember: 65.0°F averageOctober: 51.9°F averageNovember: 37.3°F averageDecember: 25.0°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Winona, 4 miles from the center point at 652 feet, station USC00219067 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 · 52 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Wisconsin

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge?

6,950 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in?

Wisconsin.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 44.052° N, 91.554° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 52 listings within 15 miles, including Winona Athletic Club and Bunnell, Willard, House.

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 (Q7838193), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Trempealeau 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.