Nearest city Winona, Minnesota Phone +1 608-539-2311 | Area 25.2 km² Established 1936 | |
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Location Buffalo, Trempealeau counties, Wisconsin, United States Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Website Trempealeau National Wildife Refuge Address Refuge Rd, Trempealeau, WI 54661, USA Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,226-acre (25.20 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States.
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It is in part a wetland, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. Consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North American which remained ice free during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge.
It is also a sand prairie, where "big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass can reach heights of 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m)."
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Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA