Nearest city Cayuga, North Dakota Phone +1 701-724-3598 | Area 33.84 kmĀ² Established 1945 | |
Location Sargent County, North Dakota, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Address 9754 143 1/2 Ave SE, Cayuga, ND 58013, USA Management United States Fish and Wildlife Service Similar Ardoch National Wildlife R, Lake Alice National Wildlife R, Long Lake National Wildlife R, Chase Lake National, Stewart Lake National Profiles |
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern North Dakota along the western edge of the northern tallgrass prairie, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Cayuga, in Sargent County. The Wild Rice River flows through the Refuge and then into Lake Tewaukon. Established in 1945, the 8,363-acre (33.84 km2) Refuge is located in the Prairie Pothole Region, one of the most biologically productive areas on earth.
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Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA