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Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
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Trees in the Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge is located in Oregon
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Location in Oregon
Location Klamath County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Nearest city Klamath Falls, Oregon
Area 4,200 acres (1,700 ha)
Established 1978 (1978)
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website Bear Valley NWR

The Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge in the southwestern part of Klamath County, Oregon, near the California border. It was established in 1978 to protect the nesting areas of bald eagles. The refuge is part of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex and has an area of 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) It is administered along with the other refuges in the complex from offices in Tulelake, California.

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