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{{Short description|State forest in Illinois, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Big River State Forest
| iucn_category = VI
| map = Illinois
| map_width = 225
| map_caption = Map of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]] showing the location of Big River State Forest
| location = [[Henderson County, Illinois|Henderson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|USA]]
| nearest_city = [[Keithsburg, Illinois]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|00|37|N|90|54|45|W|display=inline, title}}
| area = {{convert|2900|acre|0|abbr=on}}
| established = 1925
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| governing_body = [[Illinois Department of Natural Resources]]
}}

'''Big River State Forest''' is a [[conservation area]] on {{convert|2900|acre|0}} in [[Henderson County, Illinois|Henderson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The land was first acquired in 1925 as only a {{convert|200|acre|0|adj=on}} refuge, but subsequent land purchases raised the total to {{convert|2900|acre|ha}}.

==External links==
* [https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/Pages/BigRiver.aspx DNR Big River State Forest site]
* [https://maps.usgs.gov/padus/#share=g-dea3e50fbec4c44aa313cf976f028939 U.S. Geological Survey Map] at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

{{Protected Areas of Illinois}}

[[Category:Illinois state forests]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Henderson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1925]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in Illinois]]


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