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Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge

The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge is an 11,122-acre (45.01 km2) wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana. Only 3,000 acres (12 km2) are currently managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges Complex. It is in the Central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion.

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National Wildlife Refuge2,692 acresUSFWSIL
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Kylehance, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
1 fire
active
Idnr - Spring Lake State Fwa Rx (prescribed burn) · 16 mi from the center · 47 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
Incident details ↓

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateIllinois
Size2,692 acres
FWS regionRegion 3
Center point40.33° N, 90.10° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 38)

Boundary map

3 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 2.20 inches of precipitation, 9.7 inches of snowFebruary: 2.18 inches of precipitation, 5.8 inches of snowMarch: 2.72 inches of precipitation, 3.2 inches of snowApril: 4.22 inches of precipitation, 1.2 inches of snowMay: 5.08 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.73 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 4.18 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.02 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.26 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.37 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 2.73 inches of precipitation, 1.1 inches of snowDecember: 2.35 inches of precipitation, 6.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.0°F averageFebruary: 29.6°F averageMarch: 40.7°F averageApril: 52.4°F averageMay: 63.7°F averageJune: 73.1°F averageJuly: 76.6°F averageAugust: 74.4°F averageSeptember: 66.9°F averageOctober: 54.9°F averageNovember: 42.1°F averageDecember: 30.5°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Havana, 2 miles from the center point at 463 feet, station USC00113940 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 41 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 28 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Prescribed
    Idnr - Spring Lake State Fwa Rx

    16 mi from the center point · 47 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 10 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge?

2,692 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge in?

Illinois.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 40.327° N, 90.097° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Idnr - Spring Lake State Fwa Rx at 16 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Are there historic places near Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 10 listings within 15 miles, including Havana Public Library and Havana Water Tower.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5372516), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.