Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge
| iucn_category = IV
| map = USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption =
| location = Hill County, Montana, USA
| nearest_city = Havre, MT
| coordinates = {{coord|48|56|41|N|109|46|11|W|region:US|notes={{cite gnis|id=770294|name=Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge|accessdate=February 1, 2014}}|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|2728|acre|abbr=on}}
| established = 1941
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/creedman_coulee/ Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge]
}}
Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge is a {{convert|2728|acre|adj=on}} National Wildlife Refuge in the northern region of the U.S. state of Montana.{{cite map|publisher=Topoquest (USGS Quads)|title=Creedman Coulee East, MT|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.95667&lon=-109.74769&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=February 1, 2014}} This very remote refuge is a part of the Bowdoin Wetland Management District (WMD), and is unstaffed. The refuge consists of only {{convert|80|acre|abbr=on}} that are federally owned, while the remaining {{convert|2648|acre|abbr=on}} is an easement with local landowners and on private property.{{cite web|title=Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|url=http://www.fws.gov/refuges/realty/archives/pdf/2010_Annual_Report_of_Lands.pdf|format=pdf|page=23|publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|date=September 30, 2010|accessdate=February 8, 2014}} The refuge is managed from Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge.{{cite web|title=Wetland Management District|url=http://www.fws.gov/bowdoin/wmd.html|work=Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge|publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|accessdate=February 1, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/creedman_coulee/ Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge] - official site
{{Protected Areas of Montana}}
{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Montana
Category:Protected areas of Hill County, Montana
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