Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an
Illinois state park on in
Jasper County
Jasper County is the name of eight counties in the United States of America. All are named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, a hero of the Revolutionary War. Five counties share a boundary with a Newton County, named for John Newton
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,
Illinois
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, United States. The park's grasslands are home to the largest of the three remaining
greater prairie chicken
The greater prairie chicken or pinnated grouse (''Tympanuchus cupido''), sometimes called a boomer,Friederici, Peter (July 20, 1989)"The Last Prairie Chickens" ''Chicago Reader''. Retrieved August 27, 2014.(Chinese ä¸æ–‡ï¼šå¸•è‰ºæ˜Žå½©å¤§å‡¤å‡ ...
flocks in Illinois.
The park centers on Newton Lake, an artificial
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
constructed to provide cooling water for the Newton Power Station, a coal-fired electricity-generating power plant operated by
Ameren, a public utility holding company.
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State parks of Illinois
Protected areas of Jasper County, Illinois
Reservoirs in Illinois
Protected areas established in 1979
Landforms of Jasper County, Illinois
1979 establishments in Illinois
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