Nearest city Steele, North Dakota Phone +1 701-387-4397 | Area 90.24 km² Established 1932 | |
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Location Burleigh, Kidder counties, North Dakota, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Address 12000 353rd St SE, Moffit, ND 58560, USA Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Ardoch National Wildlife R, Willow Lake National, White Lake National Wildlife R, Lost Lake National Wildlife R, Lake Alice National Wildlife R | ||
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in south-central North Dakota, was established in 1932 as a migratory bird refuge by President Herbert Hoover. The 22,300-acre (90 km2) refuge consists of a 15,000-acre (61 km2) saline basin that is 18 miles (29 km) long and is appropriately named "Long Lake." Long Lake is relatively shallow; it is normally 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m) deep. During extended wet periods, Long Lake reaches depths up to 7 feet (2.1 m).
The shallow depths and lengths of meandering shoreline provide vast expanses of habitat that attract migrating and nesting species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and rare migrant birds. In recognition of the Refuge's significance in the ongoing effort to conserve wild birds and their habitat, Long Lake was designated as a "Globally Important Bird Area" in 2001. Also, due to the special importance of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge to migrating shorebirds, the Refuge was recently recognized as a "Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network" site.