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Nature Preserve Area
2
County
Lake
Location And Access
Located along north shore of Fourth Lake, in north central Lake County in Sections 2 & 11 of Township 45 North and Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, adjacent to and south of the village of Lindenhurst and east of Venetian Village.
Description
Fourth Lake Fen is a large wetland complex with high-quality calcareous floating mat, sedge meadow and marsh, representative of the Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division. The grade A calcareous floating mat is one of ten in the State.
Ownership
Lake Co. Forest Preserve Dist
Dedicated
3/1/2002
Size
255 acres
Topographic Quad
Antioch
Topo Map
For Further Information
Lake County Forest Preserve District
2000 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847/968-3202)
1/2009 - R. Heidorn