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Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

Coordinates:39°04′59″N121°45′22″W / 39.08294°N 121.75608°W /39.08294; -121.75608
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National Wildlife Refuge in California

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationSutter County,California,United States
Nearest cityYuba City, California
Coordinates39°04′59″N121°45′22″W / 39.08294°N 121.75608°W /39.08294; -121.75608[1]
Area2,591 acres (10.49 km2)
Established1945
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteSutter National Wildlife Refuge

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, the southernmost refuge in theSacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, is located in theSacramento Valley ofCalifornia, about 50 miles (80 km) north of the metropolitan area ofSacramento. The refuge consists of about 2,600 acres (11 km2), consisting primarily ofwetlandimpoundments with someriparian andgrassland habitat.

About 80 percent of the refuge is located in theSutter Bypass, a floodwater bypass from theSacramento River that floods at least once a year and may cover portions of the refuge with up to 12 feet (3.7 m) of water. Sutter Refuge typically supports wintering populations of more than 175,000ducks and 50,000geese.

The mixed riparian forest habitat on the refuge is important for breeding and migratingpasserine birds, and supports a largeheron/egretrookery. The refuge provides habitat for several Federal and Stateendangered andthreatened species, includinggiant garter snake, winter-runChinook salmon,yellow-billed cuckoo, andSwainson's hawk.

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  1. ^"Sutter National Wildlife Refuge".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.

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