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Havasu National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Mohave County, Arizona / San Bernardino County, California, U.S. |
Nearest city | Needles, California |
Coordinates | 34°36′34″N 114°25′02″W / 34.6095812°N 114.4173321°W |
Area | 37,515 acres (151.82 km2) |
Established | 1941 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | www |
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California. It preserves habitat for desert bighorn sheep, the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher, and other animals. The refuge protects 30 river miles - 300 miles (480 km) of shoreline - from Needles, California, to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. One of the last remaining natural stretches of the lower Colorado River flows through the 20-mile-long (32 km) Topock Gorge.