Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the United States
Location	Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
Area	37,632 acres (152.29 km2)
Established	1938
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/rubylake/

The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in southwestern Elko County and northwestern White Pine County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. Established in 1938, it encompasses 37,632 acres (152 km²) of wetlands in Ruby Valley, just east of the Ruby Mountains and just south of Harrison Pass. It is 16 miles long, up to 3 miles in width, and lies at an elevation of 6,000 ft (1,830 m). Once the bed of a 200 foot (60 m) deep lake, it is now a network of spring-fed marshes and shallow ponds serving as a habitat for hundreds of species of native and migratory birds and mammals.

The Refuge is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A Visitor's Center (located at ) and auto-tour route allow for discreet viewing of waterfowl.

Ruby Valley, looking north from near Overland Pass. The Ruby Lakes Refuge is the dark geen area in the valley floor at left.

External links

• Refuge profile
• Refuge website

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.