Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge
- Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Infobox_protected_area | name = Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = IV
caption =
locator_x = 134
locator_y = 33
location = North Dakota, USA
nearest_city = Valley City, North Dakota
lat_degrees = 46
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 31.0801
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 98
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds = 26.1048
long_direction = W
area = 2,000 acres (8 km²)
established = 1930s
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,000 acre (8 km²) easement refuge with 1,120 acres (4.5 km²) owned in fee title and the remaining area of 880 acres (3.6 km²) covered by easement. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service fee title of 1,120 acres (4.5 km²) allows some wetland and upland management. The wetland areas on the Refuge cover approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²) in four permanent pools and two temporary pools. Water management using a series of canals and a water control structure is possible when there is sufficient spring runoff. The Refuge is a popular stopover for snow geese and white-fronted geese during fall migration.
The refuge was established by Executive Orders during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and was set aside as "a refuge and breeding grounds for migratory birds and other wildlife." The refuge is maintained by the Valley City Wetland Management District and is a part of the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Stoney Slough NWR is located approximately 13 miles south and 4 miles west of Valley City, North Dakota and can be reached via Highway 1 South. Potential wildlife observation and photography opportunities are available from roads adjacent to and through the Refuge.
ee also
*List of National Wildlife Refuges
External links
* [http://www.fws.gov/arrowwood/valleycity_wmd/refuges.html Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge website]
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