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The US Congress established the refuge in 1935 to preserve wildlife habitat and breeding grounds. [2] The Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in northeastern South Dakota, and covers 21,498 acres (8,700 ha) of wildlife habitat. It is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, which covers over 550 such refuges in the US.
This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge: Martin: Bennett: West River: 16,410 acres, visitor center displays Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Lake Andes: Charles Mix: East River: 5,638 acres Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Columbia: Brown: East River: 21,498 acres, visitor center displays, observation tower The Outdoor Campus - East ...
Sand Lake Wetland Management District is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.This is the largest Wetland Management District in the U.S., with 45,000 acres (182 km 2) of area directly under federal protection and another 550,000 acres (2,225 km 2) managed in partnership with private landowners as conservation easements.
Pages in category "National Wildlife Refuges in South Dakota" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Managed by the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex) Burleigh County: ND 1939 1,888.2 acres (7.641 km 2) [349] Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Stutsman County: ND 1939 160 acres (0.65 km 2) Easement on private land [350] Hiddenwood National Wildlife Refuge: McLean County: ND 1939 [351] 675 ...
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The Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the park and covers 9,300 acres (38 km 2) with 41 miles (66 km) of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. The average depth is reportedly 4 feet (1.2 m) and the impoundment capacity is 31,420 acre-feet.