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| Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge units | |
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| Location | United States |
| Nearest city | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Area | 811.99 acres (328.60 ha) |
| Established | 1989 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge |
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It is a collection of non-contiguous parcels in the vicinity of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
The refuge was established in 1989 to help the recovery of two federally listed species: the endangered Iowa Pleistocene Snail and threatened plant Northern Wild Monkshood. Although the refuge was established to protect the snail and flower, an entire rare community of plants and animals is preserved on these sites. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Currently, the refuge consists of nine sites totaling 811.99 acres (328.60 ha)[1] in four counties of Iowa only.[2] In descending order of land area they are Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson, and Allamakee counties.
- ^ "Lands Report". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved April 11, 2018.