Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
El Sal Del Rey inside the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Map showing the location of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
LocationCameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata counties, Texas, United States
Nearest cityLa Feria, Texas
Coordinates26°11′14″N 97°51′06″W / 26.18729°N 97.85166°W / 26.18729; -97.85166[1]
Area90,788 acres (367.41 km2)
Established1979
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a 90,788-acre (367.41 km2)[2] National Wildlife Refuge located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region of southern Texas.

It is along the northern banks and reaches of the Lower Rio Grande, north of the Mexico—United States international border.

  1. ^ "Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (PDF). www.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2011.