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There is evidence that the Fox River valley near Silver Springs was populated by indigenous people near the end of the last ice age, 10–14,000 years ago. [1] The original 1,250 acres (510 ha) tract of land that became Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was purchased by the state of Illinois in 1969, and has been open since January of that year.
The Illinois River, as seen from Starved Rock State Park. The dam (upper-left center) is part of the infrastructure of the Illinois Waterway. From 1905 to 1915, more freshwater fish were harvested from the Illinois River than from any other river in the United States except for the Columbia River.
A great blue heron wades on the South Branch Kishwaukee River in DeKalb, Illinois, September 2006. The Kishwaukee River, locally known as simply The Kish, is a 63.4-mile-long (102.0 km) [2] river in the U.S. state of Illinois. [3] It is a tributary of the Rock River [4] and its name derives from the Potawatomi word for "river of the sycamore". [5]
The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,122-acre (45.01 km 2) wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana. Only 3,000 acres (12 km 2 ) are currently managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish ...
It is near the confluence of the Sangamon River and Illinois River.; [2] [3] the original confluence of the meandering Sangamon River channel and the Illinois River is contained within the Sanganois Conservation Area. [4] The area is located in southwestern Mason County, northwestern Cass County, and a small portion in Schuyler County. [2]
Spring Lake has over 17 different species of aquatic vegetation, including Eurasian milfoil (invasive to Illinois), lily, and lotus. [3] [5] [4] "The tremendous spring recharge from the bed of the lake amounts to 52 acre feet a day, creating very cold water temperatures under the insulating layer of vegetation for the majority of the summer months.
The Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,448-acre (586 ha) state park along the river in Tazewell County. Operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the area provides opportunities for fishing, canoeing, hiking, hunting and general interaction with nature. [8]
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