Morrison Rockwood State Park is an Illinois state park on located north of

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Whiteside County Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 58,498. Its county seat is Morrison. The county is bounded on the west by the Mississippi River. Whiteside County comprises ...

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. The park was established in 1971 and opened for day use that same year. It is named after the nearby

Rock Creek Rock Creek or Rockcreek may refer to: Streams United States * Rock Creek (California) * Rock Creek (Fountain Creek tributary), Colorado * Rock Creek (Idaho) * Rock Creek (Kankakee River tributary), Illinois * Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tribut ...

and the heavily wooded park area "Rockwood".

Lake Carlton A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

is located within the park. Lake Carlton is a watershed impoundment constructed in 1969 by building a high, long earthen dam across a tributary stream to Rock Creek. The lake was named in memory of L. Carlton Anderson, a local citizen who promoted the park and was an important civic and conservation leader.

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* * Protected areas established in 1971 Protected areas of Whiteside County, Illinois State parks of Illinois 1971 establishments in Illinois {{WhitesideCountyIL-geo-stub