Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Summer Lake Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Egret and ducks in Summer Lake wetlands
Location	Lake County, Oregon, United States
Nearest city	Summer Lake, Oregon
Coordinates	42°57′05″N 120°45′48″W / 42.9515°N 120.7633°W / 42.9515; -120.7633[1]
Area	18,941 acres (76.65 km2)
Established	1944
Visitors	7,500 (in 2007)
Governing body	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Summer Lake Wildlife Area (also known as Summer Lake State Game Management Area^[1]) is a 29.6-square-mile (77 km²) wildlife refuge located on the northwestern edge of the Great Basin drainage in south-central Oregon. It is administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The refuge is an important stop for waterfowl traveling along the Pacific Flyway during their spring and fall migrations. The Summer Lake Wildlife Area also provides habitat for shorebirds and other bird species as well as wide variety of mammals and several fish species. The Ana River supplies the water for the refuge wetlands.