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
Photo: iluvcocacola, CC BY 2.0.
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
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″ northLongitude
-89.31815° or 89° 19′ 5″ westOpen location code
86JG3MXJ+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 468525180
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Highlights include Lunn Seaplane Base and Etnyre Preserve.
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