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Land and Water Reserve Area
5
County
Tazewell
Location
The site is located on the boarder of Tazewell and Peoria Counties in East Peoria adjacent to the Illinois River Bluffs. There are many nearby protected natural areas including Cooper Park Wetlands Land and Water Reserve, Fon du Lac Seep Nature Preserve, and Bennett's Terraqueous Gardens Nature Preserve.
Description
Fon du Lac Seep Land and Water Reserve protects a portion of the Fon du Lac Seep Illinois Natural Areas Inventory site (INAI #0851) and is included within the Peoria Wilds Resource Rich Area. It is located on the Illinois River bottomlands at the base of the river bluffs. The site consists of seep communities in restoration containing a variety of wetlands plants like the original plant communities that were once widespread along the Illinois River bluffs. Characteristic species of the seep community include bottlebrush sedge, swamp thistle, spotted joe-pye-weed, swamp goldenrod, skunk cabbage, and marsh marigold.
Ownership
Fon du Lac Park District
Natural Division
Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4a)
Registered
August 2002
Size
1.5 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. It can be entered from Access Road 6, a frontage road that runs parallel to Illinois Route 116.
Topographic Quad
Peoria East
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov