Nature reserve · Minnesota

Melvin Slough WPA

Melvin Slough WPA from directly overhead

Melvin Slough WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. The nearest named place is Chicog Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.60240, -96.42589

13.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Chicog Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
Thorson WPA: 2.2 mi
Liberty Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Onstad Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
Burnham Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 4.3 mi

Parks58

Polk County Park: 12.2 mi
Veterans Memorial Walkway: 13.7 mi
Crescent Park: 13.8 mi
Carman Park: 13.9 mi
Museum Park: 14.1 mi

Museums4

Polk County Pioneer Museum: 13.8 mi
Red River History Museam: 20.8 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 24.8 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 24.8 mi

Artworks3

worlds largest bluebird: 16.0 mi
Landing Eagle: 16.1 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 19.8 mi

Historic sites3

Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 18.2 mi
Youth Memorial: 24.4 mi
Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 24.6 mi

Ghost towns2

Betcher: 15.1 mi
Terrebonne: 20.9 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:58	19:38
June solstice	05:29	20:39	21:28
September equinox	07:13	18:45	19:25
December solstice	08:12	15:44	16:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	6	10	24	41	55	65	69	67	58	44	28	14
Precip in	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.3	2.8	4.1	3.3	3.0	2.6	2.1	0.8	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crookston NW EXP STN, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1348342688

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