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Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
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Nearest City: Havana, IL
Activities: Fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing
Phone: 309-535-2290
State: Illinois
Type: National Wildlife Refuges
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Details: Chautauqua NWR extends from mile 124.0 to 129.5 of the Illinois River. In the early 1900's, like many floodplain wetlands, the area was diked, drained, and converted for agricultural production. During the 1930's, a series of navigation locks and dams were built on the Illinois River for barge traffic. Commercial navigation and the diversion of Lake Michigan water down the Illinois River exacerbated the impacts of agricultural uses by raising the low mean water levels by about four feet. The Refuge is an important link in the chain of resting, feeding and wintering areas for waterfowl and other migratory birds in the Mississippi Flyway.
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