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  2. Cache River State Natural Area - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Department of Natural Resources Cache River State Natural Area is an Illinois state park centered on the Cache River (Illinois) of 14,314 acres (5,793 ha) in Johnson County , Illinois , United States .

  3. Cache River (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Cache River State Natural Area protects another 14,489 acres (58.63 km 2). Local landowners, through Wetlands Reserve Program easements with Natural Resources Conservation Service, protect an additional 13,500 acres (55 km 2) of restored wetlands. Also through NRCS, landowners are using a variety of ...

  4. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Area (km 2) Estab-lished Bodies of water Image Remarks Cache River State Natural Area: Johnson: 14,314 57.93 1970: Cache River: Franklin Creek State Natural Area: Lee: 882 3.57 1982: Franklin Creek: Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area: Monroe: 997 4.03 1970: Kidd Lake: Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Grundy: 2,537 10.27 1969

  5. National Geographic says this southern spot offers the best ...

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    Cache River State Natural Area covers more than 14,000 acres in Johnson, Massac and Pulaski counties, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Jay Massey, site superintendent ...

  6. List of river borders of U.S. states - Wikipedia

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    The course of the Charles River was used to indirectly define the border between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. [citation needed] The Merrimack River defines part of the border between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, which runs parallel to the river, three miles north of it (see Northern boundary of Massachusetts.)

  7. Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The watershed of the Cache River, in which the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located. The Refuge's area covers a variety of habitats, including cypress-tupelo swamp, bottomland forest, upland hardwood forests, oak barrens, and prairie grassland. Over 50 threatened and endangered species are found within the refuge's boundaries. In ...

  8. US appeals court lets Texas keep river barrier against ...

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    Texas can keep a 1,000-foot (300-meter) long floating barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal border crossings by migrants at the river separating the United States and Mexico, a U.S. appeals ...

  9. Cache River National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    A map of Cache River National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding area, including areas proposed for expansion. In the 1970s, duck hunters prevented the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dredging and straightening the Cache River. The conservation movement led to the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge in 1986.