Edmondson Slough

Edmondson Slough is a lake in Alexander, Illinois. Edmondson Slough is situated nearby to the village East Cape Girardeau, as well as near the hamlet Decatur.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area.

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.

The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois.

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area

Nature reserve

Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,380-acre parcel of semi-protected Mississippi River bottomland habitat within Alexander County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is situated 2½ miles southeast of Edmondson Slough.

Houck Field is an stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer teams. Houck Stadium is situated 2½ miles northwest of Edmondson Slough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and Scott City.

Cape Girardeau

Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.

Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.

Scott City

Town

Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cape Girardeau County portion is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Scott City is situated 5 miles south of Edmondson Slough.

Edmondson Slough

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.29029° or 37° 17′ 25″ north

Longitude

-89.4935° or 89° 29′ 37″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

869G7GR4+4J

GeoNames ID

4237697

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Localities in the Area

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