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Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges. [2]
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
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Illinois. The lakes are ordered by their unique names, (i.e. Lake Smith or Smith Lake would both be listed under "S"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
The water of the lake, fed by abundant local springs, is cooler than most Illinois River lakes. In the 1980s, both north and south lakes were rehabilitated to remove an undesirable carp and gizzard shad population. [3] [7] This rehabilition improved water clarity, helped aquatic plants to grow, and improved the desirable fish population. [3]
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre (180 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois, in the United States. Its land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna.
Lake sturgeon, endangered in both Indiana and Illinois, as well as banded killifish, threatened in Illinois, are both part of the Wolf Lake ecology. [12] The lake supports the nesting habitat for four species of endangered birds: little blue heron, yellow-crowned night heron, black-crowned night heron, and yellow-headed blackbird. [12]
Pages in category "Lakes of Illinois" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Anderson Lake (Illinois) Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife ...
The park borders the Illinois River and contains over 200 water bodies that serve as a freshwater marsh habitat for wildlife. The land contains scattered deep-water lakes, floodplain forests, levees, shallow marshes, and extensive grasslands. [7] Some species of native flora include: [8] American lotus and Swamp milkweed