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The park was first purchased in 1964 for flood control, but the river was straightened in 1975 forming the oxbow. [1] It was dedicated to George W. Carlson, a 32-year member of the Hammond City Council who had played a key role in the park's formation, [2] on October 7, 1998.
Campsites are available year-round with RV and electric hookups available. There are 22 deep water ponds which are accessible to electric motor boats, canoes, and kayaks. Visitors to the park may rent a canoe or kayak to paddle down the Vermilion River, which runs through the center Kickapoo State Park. Scuba diving is also allowed within the ...
Cane River Lake; Carlson Oxbow Park; Carter Lake (Iowa–Nebraska) ... Horseshoe Lake (Madison County, Illinois) K. Kossila Oxbow; L. Lake View, Kansas; M. McCook Lake;
The creek is a main tributary of the Embarras River. Red Hills Lake is 40 acres (16 ha) with a maximum depth of 30 feet (9.1 m). The lake has 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of shoreline. The park has expanded over the years to include many facilities that are typical of a state park including picnic areas, boat ramps, trails and campgrounds. [2]
The Iroquois river is fed by the Sugar, Mud, Fountain Spring, Prairie, Langham, Pike and Beaver creeks. The Iroquois river, from the Sugar Island around Iroquois County Rd 3300 N to mouth in Aroma Park, the river is shallow and rocky. It is bordered by silurian limestone. South of the island the river is deep and slow moving, nearly to the ...
Indiana's water makes its way into the Mississippi River by way of the Ohio River, which dumps into the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois. It's estimated that half of the water that flows past New ...
This area of the Mississippi River, from just east at "Island Number Ten" around to the town of New Madrid, Missouri, was the site of a Civil War battle from February 28 to April 8, 1862, the Battle of Island Number Ten. Due to its highly productive soil in the river's floodplain, Kentucky Bend was developed as a major cotton-producing area ...
Oxbow Regional Park used to host the annual Salmon Festival, celebrating the return of the Chinook salmon while educating the public about the importance of intact, functional aquatic ecosystems, protection of native salmon and their habitat, and how fully functioning aquatic ecosystems can have a positive and important influence on human quality of life. [4]