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Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 38,900 acres (15,700 ha) in Franklin and Jefferson Counties, United States. References [ edit ]
The Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area is a 3,300-acre (13.4 km²) state park bordering Rend Lake near Benton, Illinois. [1] The state park is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to concentrate on shoreline recreation, including boating, fishing, and picnicking.
Powerton Lake: Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area: Pike: 1,140 4.6 1970: Illinois River: Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: Franklin, Jefferson: 38,900 157 ? Rend Lake: Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: Fulton: 5,660 22.9 1945: Rice Lake: Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: Saline: 1,270 5.1 1959: Glen O. Jones Lake
Rend Lake is a 13-mile (20.9 km) long, 3-mile (4.8 km) wide reservoir located in Southern Illinois in Franklin and Jefferson Counties near the town of Benton.It contains 18,900 acres (76 km 2) of water, stores 185,000 acre-feet (228,000,000 m 3) of water, and supplies over 15 million gallons of water per day to 300,000 persons in over 60 communities.
Whittington is located near the eastern shore of Rend Lake and Exit 77 of Interstate 57. It is the site of the headquarters of Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area. Whittington has a post office with ZIP code 62897. [2]
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The refuge provides several opportunities for public use including hunting, fishing, hiking, photography, interpretation, environmental education, and wildlife observation (not all activities are allowed on all divisions). Port Louisa was established for the protection of migratory birds.
It is about 39.0 miles (62.8 km) long, [1] measured from the junction of its arm of Rend Lake with the arm formed by the Big Muddy River. Casey Creek is shown on federal maps as Casey Fork, following a 1967 decision by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [2] It is named for Zadok Casey, a congressman from Illinois in the early 19th century.