State Park · Illinois, United States
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a state park in Illinois, United States, established in 1949.
Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Established | 1949 |
| Coordinates | 37.2622° N, 88.8506° W |
| Managed by | Illinois state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,630 acres (1,060 ha) and 690 acres (280 ha) of water Massac County, Illinois, United States. It is an old cypress swamp that sports abundant fowl and fish. It also has hiking trails and a large archery competition called the Pro/Am National Archery Tournament, which is among the largest in the country. The land was acquired by the Government of Illinois in 1949. Its ecosystem contains panfish, channel catfish, largemouth bass, Canada geese, ducks, and snow geese.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) · St Louis, United States · 131.9 miles away
- Nashville International Airport (BNA) · Nashville, United States · 143.7 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area?
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is in Illinois, United States (37.2622° N, 88.8506° W).
When was Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area established?
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area was established in 1949, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Illinois — Wikipedia list of Illinois state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermet_Lake_State_Fish_and_Wildlife_Area — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).