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Northeast of Valentine in the Sand Hills region, Smith Falls drops 70 feet.
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Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Just east of Thedford, the drive heads north on Rte. 83 toward Valentine National Wildlife
Refuge. Nebraska lies directly on the migration routes of many birds, and the refuge offers
greatopportunities forobservingthem.Ducks,uplandsandpipers,long-billed curlews,and
white pelicans are among those likely to be seen.
White-tailed deer live in the patches of woodland, while mule deer, preferring open
areas, bound across the plains. But that's not all, for coyotes, minks, skunks, weasels, and
raccoons also roam through the refuge.
ThemanylakesandpondsherearefedinpartbytheOgallalaAquifer.Holdingenough
water to fill Lake Huron, this huge underground reservoir stretches from South Dakota to
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