Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a  National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States.

It is in part a wetland consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America which remained free of ice during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge.

It is also a sand prairie, including grasses such as big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass capable of growing to  in height.

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 Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge

Category:Protected areas of Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Category:Protected areas of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Category:Driftless Area
Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin
Category:Protected areas on the Mississippi River
Category:Wetlands of Wisconsin
Category:Landforms of Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Category:Landforms of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Category:Protected areas established in 1936
Category:1936 establishments in Wisconsin