Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area

Snakeden Hollow State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2500 acre in Knox County, Illinois, United States. Snakeden Hollow contains 125 water impoundments totaling 400 acre. All lakes and ponds, except Snakeden Hollow Lake which is 160 acre, were formed as the result of surface mining operations. The water areas currently contain largemouth and smallmouth bass, rainbow and brown trout, muskie, bluegill, redear sunfish, walleye, green sunfish, black crappie, channel catfish and bullhead. Good wildlife habitat provides a home to numerous species of mammals, birds and reptiles. A favorite nesting spot of giant Canada geese, the site has 2100 acre of grassland, brushy draws, briers, shrubs, cropland and limited hardwood forest. The remaining 400 acre are in agricultural leases.