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Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Morton County, North Dakota, USA |
Nearest city | Bismarck, ND |
Coordinates | 46°27′48″N 101°11′02″W / 46.46333°N 101.18389°W[1] |
Area | 800 acres (320 ha) in 2010 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Lake Patricia National Wildlife Refuge is an 800-acre (320 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in the U.S. state of North Dakota.[2][3] The refuge is an Easement refuge that is entirely on privately owned land, but the landowners and U.S. Government work cooperatively to protect the resources.[4] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service oversees Lake Patricia NWR from offices at Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.[5]