Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Pekin Lake Conservation Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (the United States)
Nearest cityPekin, Illinois
Coordinates40°36′02″N 89°38′52″W / 40.60056°N 89.64778°W / 40.60056; -89.64778[1]
Area1,181 acres (478 ha)
Elevation440 ft (130 m)
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources
Websitewww2.illinois.gov/dnr/hunting/FactSheets/Pages/PekinLake.aspx Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. ^ "Pekin Lake Conservation Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. March 15, 1999.
  2. ^ "Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. State of Illinois. 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.