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MT 5. Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Acreage:40,000. 



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I— Location: Beaverhead County; Upper and Lower Red Rock Lake quadrangles; 



g 39 miles W of West Yellowstone; reached via U.S. 191 or 287. 



Description: Refuge for the Trumpeter Swan. 1 7,000 acres of marshes and lakes 

 are within the Refuge. Pronghorn antelope, mule deer, moose, and elk occur on 

 the uplands. Elevation 6600-9900 ft. Waterfowl production: ducks estimated 

 future total use 8 million duck days; geese, 150,000 goose days. 



References: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. June, 1967, 

 U.S. Dept. of the Interior. 



Ownership: BSFW. 



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

 59715. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Headquarters, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife 

 Refuge, Mont. 



