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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chouteau Island | 0 |
Statements (47)
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabaret Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosenthein Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
biking
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| hasTrailType | multi-use trails ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Madison County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Granite City, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madison County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ local conservation partners ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chouteau family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearStructure |
Chain of Rocks Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Chain of Rocks Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northOf | Chain of Rocks Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Bottom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro East NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Missouri shore by Chain of Rocks Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southOf | Lock and Dam No. 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental education
ⓘ
floodplain management ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.