Oglala National Grassland
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Oglala National Grassland
| Oglala National Grassland | |
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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 Oglala National Grassland |
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| Location | Sioux County and Dawes County, Nebraska, USA |
| Nearest city | Crawford, NE |
| Coordinates | 42°51′52″N 103°37′13″W / 42.86444°N 103.62028°WCoordinates: 42°51′52″N 103°37′13″W / 42.86444°N 103.62028°W |
| Area | 94,520 acres (147.7 sq mi; 382.5 km2) |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Oglala National Grassland is a United States National Grassland in the northwest corner of Nebraska. It is in northern Sioux and northwestern Dawes counties, on the borders with South Dakota and Wyoming. It is 94,520 acres (147.69 sq mi, or 382.5 km2) in size and is one of the small handful of National Grasslands administered by the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. It is managed by the Forest Service together with the Nebraska and Samuel R. McKelvie National Forests and the Buffalo Gap and Fort Pierre National Grasslands from common offices in Chadron, Nebraska.
Oglala National Grassland is home to some of the most striking badlands formations in Toadstool Geologic Park (near Crawford, Nebraska and Whitney, Nebraska). Additionally, the Hudson-Meng Bison Kill, also located on the grassland, is an archaeological excavation in progress. The grassland also contains the Agate, Bordgate, and Rock Bass reservoirs.
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