Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Maps

Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area Description

Spring Lake Fish and Wildlife Area is located in Tazewell County, 25 miles southwest of Peoria on the east side of the Illinois River. In 1950 the state made the initial land acquisition of the 632 acres. The total acreage is now 2,032. The lake lies almost parallel to the Illinois river for 8.5 miles up the river bottoms along the base of the river's east bluff. Spring Lake was described as a meander by an 1840 survey, and title was given to the State of Illinois. Overlooked by a large sandstone bluff, Spring Lake is a long, narrow lake created by a meander of the Illinois River. The lake c