Kidd Lake State Natural Area is a protected area of Illinois on in Monroe County,

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, adjacent to the Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area. Kidd Lake State Natural Area is an example of the once expansive wetlands of the Mississippi floodplain known as the American Bottoms. The marsh was historically part of an lake bed, and was once home to a variety of wetland birds, some now rare in Illinois. It is an important rest stop for migrating waterfowl and continues to provide critical habitat to a diverse range of birds, as well as amphibians and reptiles.

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* State Natural Areas of Illinois Protected areas of Monroe County, Illinois Protected areas established in 1970 State parks of Illinois Wetlands of Illinois Landforms of Monroe County, Illinois 1970 establishments in Illinois {{MonroeCountyIL-geo-stub