Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location of Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge | |
Location | Buffalo, Trempealeau counties, Wisconsin, United States |
Nearest city | Winona, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 44°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 44.05000°N 91.56667°WCoordinates: 44°03′00″N 91°34′00″W / 44.05000°N 91.56667°W |
Area | 6,226 acres (25.20 km2) |
Established | 1936 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge |
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,226-acre (25.20 km2)[1] National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States.
It is in part a wetland consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America which remained free of ice during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge.
It is also a , including grasses such as big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass capable of growing to eight to nine feet (2.4 to 2.7 m) in height.[2]
Images[]
Observation deck
Sign
Visitor Center
American Coot
References[]
- ^ "Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge". Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
- ^ "A Prairie Wonderland". Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
External links[]
- Media related to Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge at Wikimedia Commons
- Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
- IUCN Category IV
- Protected areas of Buffalo County, Wisconsin
- Protected areas of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Driftless Area
- National Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin
- Protected areas on the Mississippi River
- Wetlands of Wisconsin
- Landforms of Buffalo County, Wisconsin
- Landforms of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Protected areas established in 1936
- 1936 establishments in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin geography stubs
- Midwestern United States protected area stubs