- Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA Nearest city Medina, ND Coordinates 47°1′22″N 99°26′40″W / 47.02278°N 99.44444°WCoordinates: 47°1′22″N 99°26′40″W / 47.02278°N 99.44444°W Area 4,385 acres (17.75km²) Established 1908 Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The majority of the land area of the refuge has been designated as wilderness and is known as the Chase Lake Wilderness. The refuge is one of the oldest in the U.S., having been set aside in 1908. The refuge has more breeding pairs of white pelicans than any other protected area in the U.S. Chase Lake NWR is managed through Arrowwwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex and in turn, a number of other refuges and wetland management districts are managed from Chase Lake including:
White Pelicans nesting on an island in Chase Lake
- Chase Lake WMD
- Chase Lake Prairie Project
- Valley City WMD
- Tomahawk NWR
- Stoney Slough NWR
- Sibley Lake NWR
- Halfway Lake NWR
- Hobart Lake NWR
Home to as many as 30,000 White Pelicans, the wilderness preserves habitat for the largest single grouping of pelicans in North America. The pelicans have enjoyed a tremendous rebound from the 50 or so examples that existed in the region when first counted in 1908. Tending to nest on two large islands within the lake for protection from predators, some of the pelicans have been banded and these same birds have been found as far south as the Everglades in Florida during the winter months. Chase Lake is an alkaline lake and supports no fish species, so the pelicans rely on the plentiful Tiger salamander as a food source. The White pelican is the largest of all pelicans; they can have a 10 foot (3 m) wingspan and weigh an average of 20 pounds.
Many other bird species can also be found here including herons, loons, ibises, ducks, geese, hawks and terns to name but a few. White-tailed deer, weasels, coyote and badger also inhabit the refuge.
External links
- "Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/arrowwood/chaselake%5Fnwr/. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
- "USGS Lake Louise (ND)". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=14&n=5206786&e=466561&s=50&size=l&u=7&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
National Parks: National Historic Sites: National Wildlife Refuges: Appert Lake • Ardoch • Arrowwood • Audubon • Bone Hill Creek • Brumba • Buffalo Lake • Camp Lake • Canfield Lake • Chase Lake • Cottonwood Lake • Dakota Lake • Des Lacs • Florence Lake • Halfway Lake • Hiddenwood • Hobart Lake • Hutchinson Lake • J. Clark Salyer • Johnson Lake • Kellys Slough • Lake Alice • Lake George • Lake Ilo • Lake Nettie • Lake Otis • Lake Patricia • Lake Zahl • Lambs Lake • Little Goose • Long Lake • Lords Lake • Lost Lake • Maple River • McLean • Pleasant Lake • Pretty Rock • Rabb Lake • Rock Lake • Rose Lake • School Section Lake • Shell Lake • Sheyenne Lake • Sibley Lake • Silver Lake • Slade • Snyder Lake • Springwater • Stewart Lake • Stoney Slough • Storm Lake • Stump Lake • Sullys Hill National Game Preserve • Sunburst Lake • Tewaukon • Tomahawk • Upper Souris • White Lake • Wild Rice • Willow Lake • Wintering River • Wood LakeNational Grasslands: U.S. Wilderness Areas: Federal Other: International Peace Garden • North Country National Scenic TrailState Parks and Recreation Areas: Beaver Lake State Park • Cross Ranch State Park • Devils Lake State Parks • Black Tiger Bay State Recreation Area • Grahams Island State Park • Doyle Memorial State Park • Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park • Fort Ransom State Park • Fort Stevenson State Park • Historic Elmwood • Icelandic State Park • Gunlogson Arboretum Nature Preserve • Indian Hills Resort State Recreation Area • Lake Metigoshe State Park • Lake Sakakawea State Park • Lewis and Clark State Park • Little Missouri State Park • Sully Creek State Recreation Area • Shelver’s Grove State Recreation Area • Turtle River State ParkCategories:- IUCN Category IV
- National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota
- Geography of Stutsman County, North Dakota
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