Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
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Pekin Lake Conservation Area | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
Nearest city | Pekin, Illinois |
Coordinates | 40°36′02″N 89°38′52″W / 40.60056°N 89.64778°W[1] |
Area | 1,181 acres (478 ha) |
Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Website | www2 |
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges.[2]