Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, National wildlife refuge in North Dakota, United States.
Chase Lake spans 4,385 acres of prairie grasslands and alkaline lake waters within the Missouri Coteau geographic formation of North Dakota.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established this refuge in 1908 to protect the remaining 50 American white pelicans in the region.
The refuge maintains a wilderness designation on 4,155 acres, preserving natural landscapes for future generations while allowing limited public access.
Visitors can observe wildlife from adjacent county roads, as the main refuge road remains closed during adverse weather conditions.
The refuge hosts one of North America's largest American white pelican colonies, with annual populations reaching up to 35,000 breeding birds.
Location: North Dakota
Website: https://fws.gov/refuge/chase_lake
GPS coordinates: 47.02280,-99.44440
Latest update: March 16, 2025 03:48
North Dakota is a Great Plains state with a history shaped by trading posts, military forts, and Native American settlements. The region stretches from the Missouri River to the Canadian border, preserving sites that tell stories from the 19th century alongside Cold War relics and natural areas. Visitors find military installations turned into museums, archaeological sites, and parks that protect bison, prairie, and forest.The locations include Theodore Roosevelt National Park with its badlands formations, Fort Union Trading Post from the fur trade era, and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, where earth lodge foundations recall earlier communities. The Enchanted Highway displays large metal sculptures along the road, while Nekoma Missile Site and Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile Site provide views into the missile defense systems of the 1970s. State parks like Fort Ransom and Icelandic preserve river valleys and woodlands. Museums in Fargo and Minot showcase aviation history. The Center of North America Monument in Rugby marks a geographic midpoint, and Bonanzaville USA displays historical buildings from pioneer times.
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