| Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Dunn County, North Dakota, USA |
| Nearest city | Dunn Center, ND |
| Coordinates | 47°20′11″N 102°41′17″W / 47.33639°N 102.68806°W |
| Area | 4,034 acres (16 km2) |
| Established | 1939 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge |
Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota and is managed from Audubon National Wildlife Refuge by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge consists of Lake Ilo, surrounding wetlands and some upland range, providing habitat for hundreds of species of birds, and numerous fish and mammal species. An average of over 16 inches (40 cm) of precipitation falls annually, supporting a prairie ecosystem.[1]
Archeological work at Lake Ilo NWR in the 1990s resulted in creating one of the largest assemblages of Paleo Indian artifacts found on land managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These artifacts help to educate modern peoples about those who lived in the region more 10,000 years ago, and enhances the refuge with a human culture story that was not anticipated when the region was set aside for wildlife protection.[2]
- ^ "Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge". America's National Wildlife Refuge System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ "Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge Glimpses of Paleoindian Life". America's National Wildlife Refuge System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2011-08-21.