Kidd Lake State Natural Area

Kidd Lake State Natural Area is a protected area of Illinois on 800 acres (3.24 km²) in Monroe County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to the Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area.^[1]

Kidd Lake State Natural Area is an example of the once expansive wetlands of the Mississippi floodplain known as the American Bottoms. The marsh was historically part of an 800-acre (3.2 km²) lake bed, and was once home to a variety of wetland birds, some now rare in Illinois. It is an important rest stop for migrating waterfowl and continues to provide critical habitat to a diverse range of birds, as well as amphibians and reptiles.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Fults Hill Prairie and Kidd Lake Marsh State Natural Areas". dnr.state.il.us. Region IV Office: Illinois Department of Natural Resources. http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R4/fhp.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 

References

• TopoQuest. USGS Map Name: Renault, IL (Map) (MRC: 38090B2 ed.). Section Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve, Illinois. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=38.14647&lon=-90.19043&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomout&size=m. Retrieved 2008-10-12.