Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the United States | |
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[1] |
Area | 8,363 acres (33.84 km2) |
Established | 1945 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge |
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. It lies within the Tewaukon Wetland Management District.