Kidd Lake State Natural Area
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| Kidd Lake State Natural Area | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Part of Kidd Lake Marsh viewed from Fults Hill Prairie | |
  Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Kidd Lake State Natural Area  Kidd Lake State Natural Area (the United States) | |
| Location | Monroe County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Chester, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38°8′44″N 90°12′26″W / 38.14556°N 90.20722°W |
| Area | 800 acres (324 ha) |
| Established | October 1970 |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
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Kidd Lake State Natural Area is a protected area of Illinois on 800 acres (324 ha) in Monroe County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to the Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area.[1]
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 800-acre (324 ha) 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.[1]
