Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 570 acres (2.31 km²) in DeKalb County
, Illinois
, United States
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in 2002. That year, the state purchased 570 acres (2.3 km²) of land along the South Branch Kishwaukee River
in DeKalb County
. While the state acquired the 570 acres (2.3 km²) parcel south of the riverbank, DeKalb County was working on acquiring approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) north of the river. The state purchase was facilitated by US$2.68 million from the Illinois Open Land Trust.
, in DeKalb County, Illinois. The state property is located adjacent to the DeKalb County Forest Preserve's MacQueen Forest Preserve. The county eventually completed the purchase of the land on the north bank, across from the Fish and Wildlife Area, and designated it the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve. Between state and local land acquisitions more than 900 acres (3.6 km²) abutting 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of the river are publicly owned.
DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 105,160, which is an increase of 18.2% from 88,969 in 2000. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.-History:DeKalb County...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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History
The land for the Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area was acquired by the state of IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in 2002. That year, the state purchased 570 acres (2.3 km²) of land along the South Branch Kishwaukee River
South Branch Kishwaukee River
The South Branch Kishwaukee River is a tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois. The South Branch is the main branch of the Kishwaukee River, joining it above its confluence with the Rock River...
in DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 105,160, which is an increase of 18.2% from 88,969 in 2000. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.-History:DeKalb County...
. While the state acquired the 570 acres (2.3 km²) parcel south of the riverbank, DeKalb County was working on acquiring approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) north of the river. The state purchase was facilitated by US$2.68 million from the Illinois Open Land Trust.
Description
Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area is located along the south bank of the South Branch Kishwaukee River just west of KirklandKirkland, Illinois
Kirkland is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census, up from 1,166 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kirkland is located at ....
, in DeKalb County, Illinois. The state property is located adjacent to the DeKalb County Forest Preserve's MacQueen Forest Preserve. The county eventually completed the purchase of the land on the north bank, across from the Fish and Wildlife Area, and designated it the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve. Between state and local land acquisitions more than 900 acres (3.6 km²) abutting 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of the river are publicly owned.