Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Location Jasper County, Illinois, U.S.
Nearest city Newton, Illinois
Coordinates 38°54′46″N 88°18′20″W / 38.91278°N 88.30556°W / 38.91278; -88.30556Coordinates: 38°54′46″N 88°18′20″W / 38.91278°N 88.30556°W / 38.91278; -88.30556
Area 1,775 acres (718 ha)
Established 1979
Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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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