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Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
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Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain-Prairie / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
White-tailed Deer Doe in Vegetation on Lake Andes Wetland Management District South Dakota Photo USFWS
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © Gary Zahm / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sandhill cranes taking flight at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge © USFWS Mountain Prairie / Public Domain
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LAKE ANDES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
LAKE ANDES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
38672 291 ST
Lake Andes, South Dakota   57356
(lat:43.1657 lon:-98.4321) map location
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The Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of Lake Andes and Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuges NWR and Lake Andes Wetland Management District WMD. The Complex headquarters is located on the east side of Lake Andes.

Lake Andes NWR was established in 1936 under Executive Order. It consists of 938 acres of fee title lands and a 4,700-acre easement. Karl Mundt NWR was established in 1974 for bald eagle protection and is closed to the public. It currently consists of 780 acres of fee title lands and a 305-acre easement. Lake Andes WMD was established in 1961. The 13-county District includes a mix of fee title tracts, wetland, and grassland easements totaling in excess of 82,000 acres.

The Complex provides for life requirements of threatened and endangered species - particularly the bald eagle. Station objectives include providing habitat for waterfowl and other migratory birds. Maintenance of natural diversity of the prairie ecosystem is a major goal.

The area hosts migrant waterfowl populations, which can be measured by the tens of thousands during peak fall and spring migration periods. The bald eagle has an obvious presence during those periods. The Karl Mundt Unit serves as an invaluable roost area for eagles - numbers of which may approach 200 during harsh winters.
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The Lake Andes NWR Complex headquarters is located on the east shore of Lake Andes. From Ravinia, South Dakota, travel 2 miles north on the county gravel road and 1.5 east to reach the Refuge headquarters. From the community of Lake Andes, travel north .5 mile then east 3.5 miles on a hard-surfaced county road, crossing the Lake from west to east before reaching the office and visitor center nestled under the cottonwoods.

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