Apple River Canyon State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Apple River Canyon State Park
iucn_category = III


caption = The Apple River viewed from a bluff in Apple River Canyon State Park
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location = Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
nearest_city = Stockton, Illinois
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 46
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 03
long_seconds = 09
long_direction = W
area = 297 acres (1.2 km²)
established = 1932
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governing_body = Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres (1.2 km²) in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. The land for the park was purchased by the state in 1932 and preserves the canyon on the Apple River. [http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/Parks/R1/APPLE.HTM Illinois Department of Natural Resources] , Retrieved July 12, 2007]

The river 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". The Apple River had its original course reversed, it now flowing south to the Mississippi. [ [http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/assessments/driftweb/ataglance.htm Illinois DNR on Driftless Area] , Retrieved July 12, 2007] The result is a deep canyon, part of which is preserved in the Park.

ee also

*Millville Town Site

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*cite news | author= USGS | url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=42.44611&lon=-90.0525&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50| title= United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, USGS Elizabeth NE (IL) Quad | publisher= TopoQuest | accessdate= 2008-06-30