Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,300 acres in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is an artificial cooling pond originally excavated to enable the operation of the now defunct Collins Generating Station.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state park in Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Heidecke Fish and Wildlife Area”, “Heidecke Lake Fish and Wildlife Area”, “Heidecke Lake SFWA”, “Heidecke Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area”, and “Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morris and Carbon Hill.
Morris
Town
Photo: Teemu008, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northern Illinois is a region of Illinois generally located immediately along and north of I-80 and outside of Chicagoland. While largely rural, it does include Rockford, the third largest city in Illinois, as well as DeKalb, home of Northern Illinois University. Morris is situated 4½ miles west of Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Carbon Hill
Village
Carbon Hill is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 372 at the 2020 census. Carbon Hill is situated 5 miles south of Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Paytonville
Hamlet
Paytonville is an unincorporated community in Wauponsee Township, Grundy County, Illinois, United States. Paytonville is located along Southmoor Road near Illinois Route 47, 1.5 miles south of Morris. Paytonville is situated 5 miles west of Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
- Categories: protected area, state park, wildlife refuge, and recreation area
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3657° or 41° 21′ 57″ northLongitude
-88.3333° or 88° 19′ 60″ westElevation
495 feet (151 metres)Open location code
86HH9M88+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 671170467OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4895511Wikidata ID
Q5698637
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In Other Languages
“Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Visitor Center - Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area and Aux Sable Island.
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