Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres (120 ha) in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The park was begun with land purchased by the state in 1932, as a result of a prolonged campaign led by botanist Herman Silas Pepoon;[1] with additional acquisitions since, 1,907 acres (772 ha) of land have been preserved to protect much of an 8+1⁄2-mile (13.7 km) long canyon on the Apple River.[2][3]
The river canyon is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois, a region that was bypassed by the last ice age; "the glacial sweep which ironed out hills and filled valleys in other parts of the state left this area unscratched".[2] During the dramatic events that surrounded the end of the last Ice Age, the Apple River, which once flowed eastward into the Pecatonica River, reversed its original course and began to flow southwest through an erosion gorge to the Mississippi. The result is a deep canyon, part of which is preserved in the Park.[3]Loess covered the landscape and the soils that developed on it are mapped as Lacrescent silty clay loam and Dubuque silt loam.[4]
The Apple River Canyon State Park, and the Land and Water Reserve within the park, offers hiking, fishing, and hunting on parcels of gorge land. There are several hiking trails through the woods with nice views of the river and bluffs, and a tent campground. Smallmouth bass live in the river.[3]
^Robert J. Klaus (December 24, 2011). "H.S. Pepoon: Prophet & Polymath". Freeport Journal Standard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
^ abIllinois Department of Natural Resources July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved July 12, 2007
apple, river, canyon, state, park, illinois, state, park, acres, daviess, county, illinois, united, states, park, begun, with, land, purchased, state, 1932, result, prolonged, campaign, botanist, herman, silas, pepoon, with, additional, acquisitions, since, ac. Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres 120 ha in Jo Daviess County Illinois United States The park was begun with land purchased by the state in 1932 as a result of a prolonged campaign led by botanist Herman Silas Pepoon 1 with additional acquisitions since 1 907 acres 772 ha of land have been preserved to protect much of an 8 1 2 mile 13 7 km long canyon on the Apple River 2 3 Apple River Canyon State ParkApple River CanyonIUCN category V protected landscape seascape The Apple River at Apple River Canyon State ParkLocation within IllinoisShow map of IllinoisApple River Canyon State Park the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationJo Daviess County Illinois United StatesNearest cityStockton IllinoisCoordinates42 26 46 N 90 03 09 W 42 44611 N 90 05250 W 42 44611 90 05250Area1 907 acres 7 72 km2 Established1932Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources The river canyon is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois a region that was bypassed by the last ice age the glacial sweep which ironed out hills and filled valleys in other parts of the state left this area unscratched 2 During the dramatic events that surrounded the end of the last Ice Age the Apple River which once flowed eastward into the Pecatonica River reversed its original course and began to flow southwest through an erosion gorge to the Mississippi The result is a deep canyon part of which is preserved in the Park 3 Loess covered the landscape and the soils that developed on it are mapped as Lacrescent silty clay loam and Dubuque silt loam 4 The Apple River Canyon State Park and the Land and Water Reserve within the park offers hiking fishing and hunting on parcels of gorge land There are several hiking trails through the woods with nice views of the river and bluffs and a tent campground Smallmouth bass live in the river 3 See also editMillville Town SiteReferences edit Robert J Klaus December 24 2011 H S Pepoon Prophet amp Polymath Freeport Journal Standard Archived from the original on June 29 2013 Retrieved May 25 2013 a b Illinois Department of Natural Resources Archived July 1 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 12 2007 a b c Arthur Melville Pearson Apple River Canyon Outdoor Illinois XIX 12 December 2011 pages 4 7 SoilWeb An Online Soil Survey Browser California Soil Resource Lab External links editUSGS United States Geological Survey Topographic Map USGS Elizabeth NE IL Quad TopoQuest Retrieved June 30 2008 nbsp This Jo Daviess County Illinois location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Apple River Canyon State Park amp oldid 1196188113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
