Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge

Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

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Location Sargent County, North Dakota, United States
Nearest city Cayuga, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°00′15″N 97°23′06″W / 46.00412°N 97.38509°W / 46.00412; -97.38509Coordinates: 46°00′15″N 97°23′06″W / 46.00412°N 97.38509°W / 46.00412; -97.38509[1]
Area 8,363 acres (33.84 km2)
Established 1945
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/tewaukon/

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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