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MT 4. Ninepipe and Pablo National Wildlife Refuges. Acreage: 4500. 



Location: Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge: Lake County; Fort Connah and 

 Charlo quadrangles; 50 miles N of Missoula; reached via U.S. 93. Pablo Na- 

 tional Wildlife Refuge: Lake County; Lower Crow Reservoir and Poison 

 quadrangles; 64 miles N of Missoula; reached via U.S. 93. 



Description: Rolling marsh and upland grasslands at about 3000 ft elevation in 

 the Flathead Valley, surrounded by the Mission and Cabinet Mountains. A 

 waterfowl nesting and stopover site. 



References: Ninepipe and Pablo National Wildlife Refuges. 1969. Government 

 Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 



Ownership: BSFW. 



Data source: Dr. Don Collins, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont. 

 59715. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Refuge Manager, National Bison Range, Moiese, 

 Mont. 59824. 



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