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Land and Water Reserve Area
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County
Ogle
Location
The reserve lies within the resource-rich Rock River Hill Country, just south of Oregon, Illinois in Ogle County. Within a seven-mile radius there are over 7,000 acres of protected natural areas.
Description
Found near the confluence of the Kye and Rock Rivers, the reserve is comprised primarily of wet-mesic floodplain forest. The sizable, forested floodplain retains many oxbows and seasonal ponds, and is frequently inundated during the Rock River’s flood stages. It is found along streams and rivers throughout Illinois and is made up of a mixture of trees that can withstand periods of flooding. The characteristic trees found in the wet-mesic floodplain forest include silver maple, hackberry, swamp white oak, American elm, and slippery elm. The herbaceous layer is sparse due to frequent inundation and supports species like tall nettle and orange jewelweed when flood waters recede. Mesic forest, dry-mesic upland forest, sedge meadow, dry-mesic savanna, and perennial stream communities are other natural communities found of site.
Ownership
Natural Land Institute
Natural Division
Oregon Section of the Rock River Hill Country Natural Division (#2b)
Registered
May 2004
Size
245 acres
Access
This site is closed to the public.
Topographic Quad
Daysville
For Further Information
Visit The Natural Land Institute Website or Contact the INPC
IIllinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov