Nearest city Newton, Illinois Phone +1 618-783-3478 | Area 7.183 km² Established 1979 | |
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Location Jasper County, Illinois, U.S. Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources Address 3490 E 500th Ave, Newton, IL 62448, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–3:30PMSunday8AM–3:30PMMonday8AM–3:30PMTuesday8AM–3:30PMWednesday8AM–3:30PMThursday8AM–3:30PMFriday8AM–3:30PMSaturday8AM–3:30PMSuggest an edit Management Illinois Department of Natural Resources Similar Sam Parr State Fish and Wildli, Mermet Lake State Fish and, Mackinaw River State Fish and, Ramsey Lake State Recreatio, Weinberg‑King State Park | ||
Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,775 acres (718 ha) in Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining greater prairie chicken flocks in Illinois.
The park centers on Newton Lake, an artificial reservoir constructed to provide cooling water for the Newton Power Station, a coal-fired electricity-generating power plant operated by Ameren, a public utility holding company.
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Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA