Chouteau Island, Illinois

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Chouteau Island, Illinois is a river island complex in the Mississippi River near St. Louis, known for its role in regional transportation history and as a significant conservation and recreation area.

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Chouteau Island, Illinois canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area
geographic feature
recreation area
river island complex
elevation approximately 400 feet above sea level
hasAccess road access from Illinois side
hasEcosystemService floodwater storage
water quality protection
wildlife corridor
hasHistoricalRole Mississippi River navigation support area
regional transportation corridor
hasLandUse bottomland forest
restored prairie
wetlands
hasPart Chouteau Island proper
Gabaret Island
Mosenthein Island
hasRecreationActivity biking
birdwatching
fishing
hiking
hunting
hasTrailType multi-use trails
locatedIn Illinois
Madison County, Illinois
United States
locatedNear Granite City, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
locatedOnRiver Mississippi River
managedBy Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Madison County, Illinois
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
local conservation partners
namedAfter Chouteau family
nearStructure Chain of Rocks Canal
Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
northOf Chain of Rocks Bridge
partOf American Bottom
Metro East
Mississippi River floodplain
separatedFrom Missouri shore by Chain of Rocks Canal
southOf Lock and Dam No. 27
usedFor environmental education
floodplain management
outdoor recreation
wildlife habitat

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Chouteau hasLegacyInToponymy Chouteau Island, Illinois