Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge

Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
Location Blaine County, Montana, USA
Nearest city Malta, MT
Coordinates 48°41′23″N 108°24′42″W / 48.68972°N 108.41167°WCoordinates: 48°41′23″N 108°24′42″W / 48.68972°N 108.41167°W[1]
Area 1,308 acres (529 ha) in 2010
Established 1938
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,308-acre (529 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. state of Montana near the Canadian border.[2][3] This very remote refuge is a part of the Bowdoin Wetland Management District (WMD), and is unstaffed. The refuge is managed from Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. p. 25. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Down Reservoir NW, MT (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Wetland Management District". Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved February 1, 2014.