Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationLincoln County, Nevada, United States
Nearest cityGlendale, Nevada
Coordinates37°15′00″N 115°04′45″W / 37.25000°N 115.07917°W / 37.25000; -115.07917
Area5,380 acres (21.8 km2)
Established1963
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsitePahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada

The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge[1] is a protected wildlife refuge, at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is 90 miles (140 km) north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in Lincoln County, Nevada. The 5,380-acre (21.8 km2) refuge was created on August 16, 1963, and is part of the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which also includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, and the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

The refuge provides high-quality migration and wintering habitat for migrating birds, especially waterfowl, within the Pacific Flyway.

  1. ^ "Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge - Pahranagat - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-14.