| Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Sunrise at the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge in July, 2011. | |
  Map of the United States | |
| Location | Fulton County, Illinois, United States |
| Nearest city | Havana, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40°19′30″N 90°05′30″W / 40.32500°N 90.09167°W |
| Area | 11,122 acres (45.01 km2) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge |
| Official name | The Emiquon Complex |
| Designated | 2 February 2012 |
| Reference no. | 2031[1] |
The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,122-acre (45.01 km2) wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana. Only 3,000 acres (12 km2) are currently managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex.[2] It is in the Central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion.
Most of the wildlife refuge is made up of reclaimed agricultural land. A 7,100-acre (29 km2) reclamation project within the Refuge, the Emiquon Project, is operated by The Nature Conservancy, which is a partner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the creation of the Refuge.[3]
In February 2012, the Emiquon Complex, centering on the Emiquon NWR, was designated under the Ramsar Convention as a Wetland of International Importance.
- ^ "The Emiquon Complex". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge". United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ Browning, Laura M. (December 2008). "A Floodplain is Reborn". Outdoor Illinois.