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Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Protected area in North Dakota, United States

Field	Value
name	Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category	IV
map	USA
relief	1
map_caption	Map of the United States
map_width	300
location	Burleigh, Kidder counties, North Dakota, United States
nearest_city	Steele, North Dakota
coordinates
area	22300 acre
established	1932
governing_body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
website

Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located in south-central North Dakota, was established in 1932 as a migratory bird refuge by President Herbert Hoover. The 22300 acre refuge consists of a 15000 acre saline basin that is 18 mi long and is named "Long Lake". Long Lake is relatively shallow; it is normally 3 - deep. During extended wet periods, Long Lake reaches depths up to 7 ft.

The shallow depths and lengths of meandering shoreline provide vast expanses of habitat that attract migrating and nesting species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and rare migrant birds. In recognition of the Refuge's significance in the ongoing effort to conserve wild birds and their habitat, Long Lake was designated as a "Globally Important Bird Area" in 2001. Also, due to the special importance of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge to migrating shorebirds, the Refuge was recently recognized as a "Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network" site.

References

Refuge website

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