Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata counties, Texas, United States |
Nearest city | La Feria, Texas |
Coordinates | 26°11′14″N 97°51′06″W / 26.18729°N 97.85166°W[1] |
Area | 90,788 acres (367.41 km2) |
Established | 1979 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Lower 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.