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Brumba National Wildlife Refuge

Brumba National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Towner County, North Dakota. It is managed under Devils Lake Wetland Management District.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Dakota
Size1,968 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point48.7395, -99.2480
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 19)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 0.37 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.43 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.70 inches of precipitationApril: 1.09 inches of precipitationMay: 2.86 inches of precipitationJune: 3.73 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.33 inches of precipitationAugust: 2.72 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.74 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.21 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.79 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.67 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 5.9°F averageFebruary: 9.3°F averageMarch: 20.8°F averageApril: 36.3°F averageMay: 49.9°F averageJune: 59.8°F averageJuly: 64.4°F averageAugust: 63.2°F averageSeptember: 53.8°F averageOctober: 39.7°F averageNovember: 24.1°F averageDecember: 11.3°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Rolla 1Ne, 18 miles from the center point at 1,833 feet, station USC00327664 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 20 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

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Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 1 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?

1,968 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Brumba National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 48.739, -99.248. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 19 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Are there historic places near Brumba National Wildlife Refuge?

1 National Register listing within 15 miles, including U.s. Inspection Station--Ambrose, North Dakota.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Brumba National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.