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2024 Map of Duck Island

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Duck Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Illinois River carves through a complex network of backwater lakes and sloughs in this 2024 survey of the central Illinois river valley. The landscape is dominated by the Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, where Lake Chautauqua and Quiver Lake provide critical habitat alongside sediment-rich features like Duck Island and Miserable Island. This area reflects a highly managed hydrological environment, evidenced by the Duck Creek Cooling Pond and various sloughs such as Buckbrush Slough and Goose Slough.

Smaller human footprints are visible on higher ground, including the settlement of Goofy Ridge and several rural cemeteries. Genealogy researchers can locate the Pollitt Cem and Walnut Cem, while the road network, including N Duck Island Rd and State Park Rd, provides access to the river's edge. The convergence of Fulton, Tazewell, and Mason counties highlights the river's role as a long-standing political and geographical boundary.