Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge

| iucn_category = IV

| map = USA

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| map_caption = Map of the United States

| map_width = 300

| photo = Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Cayuga, North Dakota.JPG

| photo_caption = Visitor Center

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| location = Sargent County, North Dakota, United States

| nearest_city = Cayuga, North Dakota

| coordinates = {{coord|46.00412|-97.38509|region:US-ND|notes={{cite gnis|1032459|Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|8363|acre|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = 1945

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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/tewaukon/ Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge]

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Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern North Dakota along the western edge of the northern tallgrass prairie, about {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of Cayuga, in Sargent County. The Wild Rice River flows through the Refuge and then into Lake Tewaukon. Established in 1945, the {{convert|8363|acre|km2|adj=on}} Refuge is located in the Prairie Pothole Region, one of the most biologically productive areas on earth. It lies within the Tewaukon Wetland Management District.

References

a. Tewaukon NWR website, https://www.fws.gov/refuge/tewaukon

b. Tewaukon Wetlands Management District website, https://www.fws.gov/refuge/tewaukon-wetland-management-district/visit-us

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{{Protected Areas of North Dakota}}

{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}

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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota

Category:Protected areas established in 1945

Category:Protected areas of Sargent County, North Dakota

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