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717:Cave-in-Rock
707:Buffalo Rock
460:Crab Orchard
409:Lincoln Home
314:. Retrieved
291:. Retrieved
267:
242:
212:
211:
29:
18:Coffeen Lake
1444:Tunnel Hill
1351:Cache River
1313:Spring Lake
1298:Shelbyville
1233:Newton Lake
1223:Middle Fork
1218:Mermet Lake
1153:Green River
1138:Des Plaines
1053:Ramsey Lake
998:Eagle Creek
877:South Shore
822:Matthiessen
752:Fort Massac
712:Castle Rock
697:Beall Woods
692:Argyle Lake
687:Apple River
679:State Parks
510:Port Louisa
480:Great River
245:Shoal Creek
193:Established
172: /
148:Coordinates
71:Map of the
1653:Categories
1258:Ray Norbut
1248:Pekin Lake
968:Sand Ridge
912:Wolf Creek
767:Giant City
702:Beaver Dam
515:Two Rivers
495:Mark Twain
485:Hackmatack
455:Chautauqua
277:References
160:89°24′44″W
157:39°03′45″N
73:U.S. state
1381:Kidd Lake
1293:Sanganois
1268:Rice Lake
1263:Rend Lake
953:Big River
852:Red Hills
757:Fox Ridge
727:Channahon
500:Meredosia
311:TopoQuest
1498:Category
1416:Volo Bog
1333:Woodford
1288:Sam Parr
1203:Marshall
1143:Double T
1023:Kickapoo
857:Rock Cut
657:(shared)
490:Kankakee
225:Illinois
128:Illinois
120:Location
77:Illinois
1531:Commons
1505:Chicago
1208:Mautino
1048:Pyramid
934:Cahokia
732:Delabar
475:Emiquon
437:Shawnee
419:Pullman
377:Federal
316:July 5,
293:May 25,
239:History
233:Coffeen
842:Nauvoo
817:Lowden
782:Illini
258:Dynegy
215:is an
1604:This
1458:Local
983:State
670:State
270:loess
1610:stub
1553:stub
389:and
318:2008
303:USGS
295:2007
256:and
196:1966
185:Area
132:U.S.
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