Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeast Idaho, seven miles (11 km) south of Montpelier.

The 19,000-acre (77 km2) refuge is mainly made up of a bulrush marsh, open water, and flooded meadows of sedges, rushes, and grasses.

As it drained and receded, Dingle Marsh was reduced from 25,000 acres (100 km2) to less than 17,000 before it became part of the refuge.

White-faced ibis, sandhill cranes, swans, ducks, geese, and shorebirds reside in this wildlife refuge during its summer seasons.

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