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Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
An entrance sign marker at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationBig Stone County, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States
Nearest cityOrtonville, Minnesota
Coordinates45°14′31″N 96°20′49″W / 45.242°N 96.347°W / 45.242; -96.347[1]
Area11,586 acres (46.89 km2)
Established1975
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBig Stone National Wildlife Refuge

Straddling the headwaters of the Minnesota River in west-central Minnesota, Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge is within the heart of the tallgrass prairie's historic range. Today, less than one-percent of tallgrass prairie remains.

Big Stone Refuge serves as the "keeper of the prairie" by working to maintain and restore native prairie habitat while providing optimum nesting cover for waterfowl and other grassland nesting birds. The refuge contains 11,521 acres (46.62 km2): 1,028 acres in Big Stone County and 10,493 acres (42.46 km2) in Lac qui Parle County. The refuge is located in Minnesota's 7th congressional district.

The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. The refuge's principal objective is to provide optimum nesting cover for ground-nesting waterfowl production.

  1. ^ "Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (Fws)". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2011-12-12.

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