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Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
Oaks Bottom wetland in summer
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TypeUrban park
LocationSE 7th Ave. and Sellwood Blvd.
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°28′13″N 122°39′34″W / 45.47028°N 122.65944°W / 45.47028; -122.65944[1]
Area161.58 acres (65.39 ha)
Created1959
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation
StatusOpen 5 a.m. to midnight; north parking lot closes at 10 p.m.

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is a city park of about 141 acres (57 ha) in southeast Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in a floodplain along the east bank of the Willamette River near Sellwood, the park is known for attracting a wide variety of birds.[2] In 1988, the park was named Portland's first wildlife refuge,[3] and in 2004, it was designated the city's first migratory bird park.[4]

  1. ^ "Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 26, 2004. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge". City of Portland. 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Houck was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Fitzgibbon, Joe (May 6, 2004). "Oak Bottom's High-Flying Fete". The Oregonian. p. Living Portland Zoner North Zoner E08.

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