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Current Refuge Road Conditions The list below may not include all hazardous areas. Consider all other roads minimally maintained. Travellers advised to use caution and be prepared for slow travel over rough, uneven terrain. Report dangerous conditions to Refuge HQ. With any precipitation, conditions can change rapidly and refuge roads may be impassible.
Sand Creek Station (west): Road 850 - Mitchell crossing not passable (Armell's creek) Jordan Station (south): All numbered roads open Fort Peck Station (east): Road 444- Duck Creek Bay crossing impassible Road 504- impassable after Wagon Creek crossing Road 433- impassable after old line shack at hill bottom
November 8, 2011 |
Welcome to
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Extending 125 airline miles up the Missouri River from Fort Peck Dam in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge contains approximately 1,100,000 acres, including the 245,000-acre Fort Peck Reservoir. The Refuge includes native prairies, forested coulees, river bottoms, and badlands so often portrayed in the paintings of Charlie Russell, the colorful western artist for whom the refuge is named.
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What's new at CMR:
Plesiosaur fossil finds home at Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK
January 2012
CMR bison bull succumbs to old age
January 2012
Two elk illegally killed in “Viewing Area” of the Charles M. Russell NWR
October 2011
Hell Creek Accessible Hunting/ Viewing Blind (Photo)
August 2011
Prehistoric Marine Reptile Excavated from Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
July 2011
Photos of Plesiosaur Dig on Flickr
July 2011
Read about how flooding affects Missouri River bottomland restoration
Mountain Lion Research in the Missouri River Breaks
January 2011




