Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area

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Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Location St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph Counties, Illinois, USA
Nearest city Baldwin, Illinois
Coordinates 38°17′08″N 89°54′32″W / 38.28556°N 89.90889°W / 38.28556; -89.90889Coordinates: 38°17′08″N 89°54′32″W / 38.28556°N 89.90889°W / 38.28556; -89.90889
Area 20,000 acres (8,094 ha)
Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 20,000 acres (8,094 ha) in St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph Counties, Illinois, United States. A focus of this conservation area is Baldwin Lake, a perched cooling pond managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for fishing.

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