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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark overlook
Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark overlook
Map showing the location of Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
LocationGrant and Adams counties, Washington
Nearest cityMoses Lake
Coordinates46°51′04″N 119°32′12″W / 46.8512489°N 119.5366966°W / 46.8512489; -119.5366966[1]
Area29,596.27 acres (11,977.19 ha)[2]
Established1944 (1944)[3]
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteColumbia National Wildlife Refuge

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge is a scenic mixture of rugged cliffs, canyons, lakes, and sagebrush grasslands. Formed by fire, ice, floods, and volcanic tempest, carved by periods of extreme violence of natural forces, the refuge lies in the middle of the Drumheller Channeled Scablands of central Washington. The area reveals a rich geologic history highlighted by periods of dramatic activity, each playing a major role in shaping the land. The northern half of the refuge, south of Potholes Reservoir, is a rugged jumble of cliffs, canyons, lakes, and remnants of lava flows. This part of the Scablands, known as the Drumheller Channels, is the most spectacularly eroded area of its size in the world and was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1986.[4]

The favorable mixture of lakes and surrounding irrigated croplands, combined with generally mild winters and protection provided by the refuge, attracts large numbers of migrating and wintering mallard ducks, Canada geese, trumpeter swans and tundra swans.

Mammals species that inhabit this refuge include raccoon, mink, badger, elk, coyote, skunk, Canadian lynx, two species of deer, bobcat, beaver, porcupine, river otter, muskrat, and cougar.

  1. ^ "Columbia National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2010" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  3. ^ "Columbia National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  4. ^ "Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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