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§ 3. The following described areas are designated State Fish and Wildlife Areas (SFWAs) and sites are designated as such by their purpose to reserve land and water areas for production and conservation of fish or wildlife and to provide hunting, fishing, trapping, observation, and other forms of compatible recreational use. Game Propagation Centers are areas of land or water reserved for production of fish or wildlife. They shall have the names herein ascribed to them, to wit:
Anderson Lake SFWA, in Fulton County;
Banner Marsh SFWA, in Peoria County;
Big Bend SFWA, in Whiteside County;
Burning Star SFWA, in Jackson County;
Cape Bend SFWA, in Alexander County;
Carlyle Lake SFWA, in Fayette County;
Coffeen Lake SFWA, in Montgomery County;
Copperhead Hollow SFWA, in Jersey County;
Crawford County SFWA, in Crawford County;
DePue Lake SFWA, in Bureau County;
Des Plaines SFWA, in Will County;
Des Plaines Game Propagation Center, in Will County;
Des Plaines SFWA, in Will County;
Devils Island SFWA, in Alexander County;
Donnelley SFWA, in Bureau County;
Double T SFWA, in Fulton County;
Hamilton County SFWA, in Hamilton County, containing Dolan Lake;
Heidecke Lake SFWA, in Grundy County;
Henderson Creek SFWA, in Mercer County;
Horseshoe Lake SFWA, in Alexander County;
Iroquois County SFWA, in Iroquois County;
James C Helfrich Game Propagation Center, in Logan County;
Green River SFWA, in Lee County;
Kaskaskia River SFWA, in Randolph County;
Kinkaid Lake SFWA, in Jackson County;
LaSalle Lake SFWA, in LaSalle County;
Mackinaw SFWA, in Tazewell County;
Marseilles SFWA, in LaSalle County;
Marshall County SFWA, in Marshall County;
Mautino SFWA, in Bureau County;
Mazonia Braidwood SFWA, in Grundy County;
Meredosia Lake SFWA, in Cass and Morgan Counties;
Mermet Lake SFWA, in Massac County;
Middle Fork SFWA, in Vermilion County;
Mississippi River Area SFWA, in Calhoun County;
Mount Vernon Game Propagation Center, in Jefferson County;
Newton Lake SFWA, in Jasper County;
Peabody River King SFWA, in St. Clair County;
Pekin Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;
Powerton Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;
Ray Norbut SFWA, in Pike County;
Rend Lake SFWA, in Jefferson County;
Rice Lake SFWA, in Fulton County;
Saline County SFWA, in Saline County;
Sam Dale Lake SFWA, in Wayne County;
Sanganois SFWA, in Cass and Mason Counties;
Shelbyville SFWA, in Shelby and Moultrie Counties;
Snakeden Hollow SFWA, in Knox County;
Spring Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;
Ten Mile Creek SFWA, in Hamilton County;
Turkey Bluffs SFWA, in Randolph County;
Union County SFWA, in Union County;
Woodford County SFWA, in Woodford County.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 840/3. State conservation areas - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-20-executive-branch/il-st-sect-20-840-3/
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