Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
Mountain-Prairie Region

Image: The Missouri River running through cottonwood bottoms of the 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.

 

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge thumbnail map         

Environmental Assessment:
Chronic Wasting Disease Management on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Montana

General Refuge Map

Detailed Refuge Map

Last updated: November 19, 2009