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Double T State Fish and Wildlife Area, also known as the Double 'T' Goose Management Area, is a 1,961 acres (794 ha) State of Illinois recreation area. It is located within Fulton County, and is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The nearest large town is Canton, Illinois. [1]
Canton is located in northeastern Fulton County at Illinois Routes 9 and 78 pass through the downtown together. IL 9 leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Banner near the Illinois River and west 27 miles (43 km) to Bushnell, while IL 78 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Farmington and south 11 miles (18 km) to Little America in the Illinois River valley.
In April 1927, the Department of Conservation purchased 49 acres for development as a Canada goose sanctuary. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Additional tracts of land were purchased to increase the size to today's 10,200 acres (4,128 ha).
Canton Lake is a 250 acres (100 ha) lake constructed in 1939. [3] The lake has a maximum depth of 35 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. [3] The reservoir holds approximately 3,500 acre feet of water with 7.1 - 13 miles of shoreline. [3] [4] [5] It has no rooted aquatic vegetation. [3] It was the primary potable water source for Canton since ...
The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,122-acre (45.01 km 2) wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana. Only 3,000 acres (12 km 2 ) are currently managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish ...
Apple's iPhone sales in China slipped 0.3% while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in the third quarter of 2024, as competition intensifies in the world's largest smartphone market. Apple reached ...
Nov. 4—A new sculpture by Canton native Matthew L. Mazzotta reflects the basics of the American voting process in a light-hearted way. "We are a collection of unique individuals with a diverse ...
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre (180 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois, in the United States. Its land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna.