| San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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  Map of the United States | |
| Location | San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Modesto, California |
| Coordinates | 37°37′33″N 121°12′05″W / 37.6259°N 121.2014°W[1] |
| Area | 7,000 acres (28 km2) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge |
The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California. It is within San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County.
It protects more than 7,000 acres (28 km2) of riparian woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands and hosts a diversity of native wildlife.
Established in 1987 under the authority of the Endangered Species and Migratory Bird Conservation Acts, the refuge has also played a major role in the recovery of Aleutian cackling geese.
- ^ "San Joaquin River NWR Pelican Nature Trail" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.