He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve

He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve is a protected area in Ogle, Illinois. He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the aerodrome Lunn Seaplane Base, as well as near the village Byron.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byron Nuclear Generating Station.

Byron Nuclear Generating Station

Power station

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The Byron Clean Energy Center is a nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois, 2 miles east of the Rock River. The reactor buildings were constructed by Commonwealth Edison and house two Westinghouse Four-Loop pressurized water reactors, Unit 1 and Unit 2, which began operation in September 1985 and August 1987 respectively. Byron Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2½ miles southeast of He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byron and Leaf River.

Byron

Village

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Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States. Byron is situated 4 miles northeast of He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve.

Leaf River

Village

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Leaf River is a village in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States, along a stream of the same name. As of the 2020 census, Leaf River had a population of 432. Leaf River is situated 5 miles northwest of He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve.

Oregon

Town

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Oregon is a city in and the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oregon had a population of 3,604. Oregon is situated 6 miles south of He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve.

He-Leo Two Rivers Wetland Forest Preserve

Type: Protected area
Location: Ogle, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.09857° or 42° 5′ 55″ north

Longitude

-89.31815° or 89° 19′ 5″ west

Open location code

86JG3MXJ+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 468525180

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lunn Seaplane Base and Etnyre Preserve.

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