List of largest National Wildlife Refuges facts for kids
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. It includes all that are larger than 50,000 acres (200 km2), but excludes those in U.S. territories (also officially in the system). Acreage/Area includes water as well as land areas. Statistics are as of 30 September 2007. The eleven largest National Wildlife Refuges are all in the state of Alaska.
| Name | State(s) | Acreage | Area: km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 19,286,482.30 | 78,049.62 |
| Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 19,162,416.50 | 77,547.55 |
| Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 8,634,511.57 | 34,942.63 |
| Togiak National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 4,102,537.38 | 16,602.38 |
| Innoko National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 3,850,481.05 | 15,582.34 |
| Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 3,563,489.83 | 14,420.93 |
| Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 3,550,160.50 | 14,366.99 |
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 3,417,756.91 | 13,831.17 |
| Selawik National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 2,150,161.99 | 8,701.40 |
| Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 1,990,418.11 | 8,054.94 |
| Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 1,912,425.40 | 7,739.31 |
| Desert National Wildlife Refuge | Nevada | 1,615,313.49 | 6,536.94 |
| Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 1,560,000.00 | 6,313.10 |
| Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 1,430,160.17 | 5,787.65 |
| Becharof National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 1,200,059.57 | 4,856.47 |
| Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | Montana | 915,294.22 | 3,704.06 |
| Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 860,041.32 | 3,480.46 |
| Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 700,058.54 | 2,833.04 |
| Kofa National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 666,561.26 | 2,697.48 |
| Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | Nevada / Oregon | 573,503.63 | 2,320.89 |
| Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | Georgia / Florida | 401,908.38 | 1,626.47 |
| Izembek National Wildlife Refuge | Alaska | 311,075.78 | 1,258.88 |
| Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge | Oregon | 270,003.58 | 1,092.67 |
| Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge | Hawaii | 254,418.10 | 1,029.59 |
| Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | New Mexico | 229,673.57 | 929.46 |
| Key West National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 208,308.17 | 842.99 |
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge | Wisconsin / Iowa / Minnesota / Illinois | 208,143.53 | 842.33 |
| Hanford Reach National Monument | Washington | 195,719.00 | 702.05 |
| Malheur National Wildlife Refuge | Oregon | 187,126.94 | 757.28 |
| White River National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 158,976.07 | 643.35 |
| Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge | North Carolina | 153,017.15 | 619.24 |
| Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 143,953.77 | 582.56 |
| Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 139,189.40 | 563.28 |
| Sabine National Wildlife Refuge | Louisiana | 125,790.08 | 509.05 |
| Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 117,720.63 | 476.40 |
| Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge | Arizona | 117,107.16 | 473.92 |
| Aransas National Wildlife Refuge | Texas | 114,657.05 | 464.00 |
| Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | Virginia / North Carolina | 111,202.81 | 450.02 |
| Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | North Carolina | 110,106.64 | 445.59 |
| Seney National Wildlife Refuge | Michigan | 95,244.81 | 385.44 |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge | Texas | 90,441.09 | 366.00 |
| Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | California | 89,012.27 | 360.22 |
| Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | Texas | 88,388.69 | 357.70 |
| Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge | Nevada | 87,271.26 | 353.17 |
| National Key Deer Refuge | Florida | 84,824.28 | 343.27 |
| Baca National Wildlife Refuge | Colorado | 78,696.65 | 318.47 |
| Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge | Utah | 73,996.41 | 299.45 |
| Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge | Louisiana | 73,169.36 | 296.11 |
| Valentine National Wildlife Refuge | Nebraska | 73,098.09 | 295.82 |
| Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 69,196.75 | 280.03 |
| Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge | South Carolina | 66,287.18 | 268.25 |
| Cache River National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 66,164.82 | 267.76 |
| Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | Montana | 65,810.25 | 266.32 |
| Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | Arkansas | 64,902.14 | 262.65 |
| Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge | Minnesota | 61,500.93 | 248.89 |
| J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | North Dakota | 59,376.40 | 240.29 |
| Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge | Oklahoma | 59,019.60 | 238.84 |
| McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | Texas | 58,861.43 | 238.20 |
| San Andres National Wildlife Refuge | New Mexico | 57,215.48 | 231.54 |
| Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge | New Mexico | 57,191.10 | 231.44 |
| UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge | Montana | 56,049.56 | 226.82 |
| Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge | Tennessee | 51,359.46 | 207.84 |
| Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | Florida | 51,030.32 | 206.51 |
| Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | Indiana | 51,000.00 | 206.39 |
| Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge | California / Oregon | 50,912.68 | 206.04 |
| Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge | North Carolina | 50,173.93 | 203.05 |
External links
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Wildlife Refuge System: Find a National Wildlife Refuge by name
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