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Maple River National Wildlife Refuge

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area. A dam on Maple River marsh holds water in the marsh as flow in Maple River drops following spring run-off. Both the river channel and the marsh provide breeding, nesting and brood rearing habitat for many marsh dependent birds and other wildlife. Maple River is near enough to the
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Refuge portions of Maple River National Wildlife Refuge are closed to all public use. Portions of the Refuge owned by the Service and marked with WPA signs are open to public use. Hunting, wildlife observation and photography are available to the public on the WPA part of the Refuge.
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A 414-acre (1.68 km) portion of Maple River National Wildlife Refuge was purchased by the Service in the early 1960s with funds from the
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raises the level of Maple River and floods an adjacent 90-acre (360,000 m)
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Kulm Westland Management District: Limited-interest National Wildlife Refuges
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allows the District flood land within the river channel and to restrict
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to be part of the migration corridor for many species of birds.
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on Maple River National Wildlife Refuge. A low level dam on the
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Maple River National Wildlife Refuge is located in central
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Maple River National Wildlife Refuge was established by
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National Wildlife Refuge
North Dakota
Kulm Wetland Management District
Executive Order
Franklin D. Roosevelt
easements
hunting
trapping
dams
Maple River
marsh
James River
Dickey County, North Dakota
Ellendale
North Dakota Highway 11
Small Wetland Acquisition Program
Waterfowl Production Area
Kulm Westland Management District: Limited-interest National Wildlife Refuges
public domain material
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Protected areas
North Dakota
National Parks
Theodore Roosevelt
National Historic Sites
Fort Union Trading Post

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