Horicon Marsh

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
A boardwalk in the marsh
Map showing the location of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Location of Horicon Marsh
Map showing the location of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Horicon Marsh (the United States)
LocationDodge, Fond du Lac counties, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest cityWaupun, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°32′59″N 88°39′21″W / 43.5497141°N 88.6559380°W / 43.5497141; -88.6559380[1]
Area21,400 acres (87 km2)
Established1941
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteHoricon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

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Designated12 April 1990
Reference no.511[2]

Horicon Marsh is a marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin. It is the site of both a national and a state wildlife refuge.

  1. ^ "Horicon Marsh". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved Jan 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Horicon Marsh". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.