USFWS · Oklahoma

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States system of national wildlife refuges. It is located in Alfalfa County in northern Oklahoma, north of Jet, along Great Salt Plains Lake, which is formed by a dam on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Wildlife Refuge 32,144 acres USFWS OK

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Oklahoma
Size	32,144 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS region	Region 2
Center point	36.7534, -98.2235
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 10)

Boundary map

2 outlines

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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Great Salt Plains Dam, 5 miles from the center point at 1,200 feet, station USC00343740 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 10 inches a year on the same inches scale.

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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 11 in all · Register Atlas

3.1 mi
Cherokee Friends Church ↗Cherokee, OK
3.2 mi
Cherokee Armory ↗Cherokee, OK
3.2 mi
Alfalfa County Courthouse ↗Cherokee, OK
3.3 mi
Cherokee Ioof Lodge No. 219 ↗Cherokee, OK
3.3 mi
Hotel Cherokee ↗Cherokee, OK
3.4 mi
Farmers' Federation Elevator ↗Cherokee, OK
5.8 mi
Ingersoll Tile Elevator ↗Ingersoll, OK
7.1 mi
Bank of Nashville ↗Nash, OK

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge?

32,144 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 Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in?

Oklahoma.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 36.753, -98.224. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 10 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 Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge?

11 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Cherokee Friends Church and Cherokee Armory.

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: Salt Plains 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.
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