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Eight Mile Creek is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 399 kilometres (248 miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 24 ...
Coordinates. 40°28′27″N 89°50′48″W / 40.47417°N 89.84667°W / 40.47417; -89.84667. Area. 2,032 acres (822 ha) Established. 1950. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,032 acres (822 ha) in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.
Coffee Creek: Beaver Dam State Park: Macoupin: 750 3.0 1947: Beaver Dam Lake: Buffalo Rock State Park & Effigy Tumuli: LaSalle: 298 1.21 November 15, 1928: Illinois River: Castle Rock State Park: Ogle: 2,000 8.1 1921: Rock River: Cave-in-Rock State Park: Hardin: 204 0.83 1929: Ohio River: Chain O'Lakes State Park: McHenry: 1,700 6.9 1945
[2] [3] The park is located in Kendall County, Illinois, five miles (8.0 km) west of the city of Yorkville. Since the original acquisition in 1969, 100 acres (40 ha) have been added to the park [2] Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was one of five new state parks opened in northern Illinois from 1969–1971.
Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area. / 41.39333°N 88.21000°W / 41.39333; -88.21000. Des Plaines Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is located on floodplain adjacent to the confluence of the Des Plaines River (after which this park was named) and the ...
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres (1,064 ha).Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.
Green River State Wildlife Area. / 41.63861°N 89.50833°W / 41.63861; -89.50833. Green River State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,565 acres (1,038 ha) in Lee County, Illinois, United States . This wildlife restoration area was acquired by the State of Illinois in 1940, using funds from the Federal Aid in Wildlife ...
Birds. Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area is an important stopover site for many migratory birds. The Audubon Society has chosen it as an Important Bird Area. [10] Peoria Audubon Society has spotted over 200 species of birds. [4] It also supports breeding populations for wetland and grassland birds.