Washita National Wildlife Refuge

Washita National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Washita National Wildlife Refuge

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Location Custer County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest city Butler, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°36′30″N 99°15′02″W / 35.60838°N 99.25065°W / 35.60838; -99.25065[1]Coordinates: 35°36′30″N 99°15′02″W / 35.60838°N 99.25065°W / 35.60838; -99.25065[2]
Area 8,075 acres (32.68 km2)
Established 1961
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website Washita National Wildlife Refuge

Washita National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Custer County, Oklahoma. Within the refuge, the slow-moving Washita River winds through prairie and cropland to merge with Foss Reservoir, providing a home and resting area for geese and other waterfowl. Gently rolling hills, ravines, and bottomlands laced with creeks shelter wildlife as common as white-tailed deer and as unusual as the Texas horned lizard, a state-listed endangered species.

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