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Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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basin that is 18 miles (29 km) long and is appropriately named "Long Lake." Long Lake is relatively shallow; it is normally 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m) deep. During extended wet periods, Long Lake reaches depths up to 7 feet (2.1 m).
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The shallow depths and lengths of meandering shoreline provide vast expanses of habitat that attract migrating and nesting species of
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The 22,300-acre (90 km) refuge consists of a 15,000-acre (61 km) 118: 105: 196: 192: 216: 164: 179:, was established in 1932 as a migratory bird refuge by President 871: 241: 46: 810: 734: 725: 704: 676: 643: 320: 297: 279: 160: 150: 142: 134: 97: 87: 65: 18: 1223:Protected areas of Burleigh County, North Dakota 1218:Protected areas of Kidder County, North Dakota 899:National Wildlife Refuges of the United States 883: 253: 8: 856:North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department 205:Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network 890: 876: 868: 731: 260: 246: 238: 15: 1213:National Wildlife Refuges in North Dakota 610:White Horse Hill National Game Preserve 233:United States Fish and Wildlife Service 7: 1208:Important Bird Areas of North Dakota 64: 28:IV (habitat/species management area) 1228:Protected areas established in 1932 231:from websites or documents of the 173:Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge 165:Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge 19:Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge 14: 227: This article incorporates 222: 45: 38: 141: 86: 155:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1: 201:Globally Important Bird Area 1177:U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 312:Knife River Indian Villages 175:, located in south-central 1244: 712:International Peace Garden 905: 850: 322:National Wildlife Refuges 138:22,300 acres (90 km) 33: 23: 307:Fort Union Trading Post 299:National Historic Sites 229:public domain material 119:46.72944°N 100.04028°W 678:U.S. Wilderness Areas 752:Fort Abraham Lincoln 124:46.72944; -100.04028 92:Steele, North Dakota 1182:U.S. Virgin Islands 717:North Country Trail 645:National Grasslands 530:School Section Lake 151:Governing body 115: /  696:Theodore Roosevelt 289:Theodore Roosevelt 1190: 1189: 865: 864: 846: 845: 170: 169: 88:Nearest city 1235: 1203:IUCN Category IV 892: 885: 878: 869: 828:Little Metigoshe 818:Butte Saint Paul 811:Recreation areas 732: 262: 255: 248: 239: 226: 225: 130: 129: 127: 126: 125: 120: 116: 113: 112: 111: 108: 49: 48: 42: 16: 1243: 1242: 1238: 1237: 1236: 1234: 1233: 1232: 1193: 1192: 1191: 1186: 901: 896: 866: 861: 842: 823:Crow Flies High 806: 792:Little Missouri 787:Lewis and Clark 721: 700: 672: 663:Little Missouri 639: 630:Wintering River 420:J. 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IUCN category
Map showing the location of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
United States
Burleigh
Kidder
North Dakota
United States
Steele, North Dakota
46°43′46″N 100°02′25″W / 46.72944°N 100.04028°W / 46.72944; -100.04028
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
North Dakota
Herbert Hoover
saline
waterfowl
shorebirds
Globally Important Bird Area
Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
Refuge website
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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