Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Vegetation
Map of the United States
Location	Buffalo, Trempealeau counties, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest city	Winona, Minnesota
Coordinates
Area	6,226 acres (25.20 km2)
Established	1936
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Trempealeau/

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,226-acre (25.20 km²) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, USA.

It is in part a wetland, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. Consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North American which remained ice free during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge.

It is also a sand prairie, where "big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass can reach heights of 8–9 feet (2.4–2.7 m)."

Images

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  Observation deck

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  Sign

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  Visitor Center

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  American Coot

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

External links

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