Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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Location | Saline County, Illinois, USA |
Nearest city | Colchester, Illinois |
Coordinates | 37°42′08″N 88°22′36″W / 37.70222°N 88.37667°W / 37.70222; -88.37667 |
Area | 1,270 acres (510 ha) |
Established | 1959 |
Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,270 acres (510 ha) in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The state parkland contains a slightly salty spring, from which water could be boiled down into salt by a pioneer saltworks.
References
- "Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- USGS. "Saline County State Conservation Area, USGS Rudement (IL) Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
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