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Horicon Marsh
National State Wildlife Area, Dodge and Fond du Lac counties, Wisconsin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horicon Marsh is a marsh located in northern Dodge and southern Fond du Lac counties of Wisconsin. It is the site of both a national and a state wildlife refuge.
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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge/Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
![]() A boardwalk in the marsh | |
Location | Dodge, Fond du Lac counties, Wisconsin, United States |
Nearest city | Waupun, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 43.5497141°N 88.6559380°W / 43.5497141; -88.6559380[1] |
Area | 21,400 acres (87 km2) |
Established | 1941 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge |
Designated | 12 April 1990 |
Reference no. | 511[2] |
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