| Designations | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes |
| Designated | 2 February 2012 |
| Reference no. | 2042[1] |
The Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is a 3,100-acre riverine wetland in Putnam County, Illinois. Located just south of the county seat of Hennepin, it occupies the former site of Hennepin Lake and adjacent Hopper Lake. The reclaimed wetland is a Ramsar treaty site, a wetland of international importance.[2]
- ^ "Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes: A Ramsar Wetland". The Wetlands Initiative. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.