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|caption=William W. Powers State Recreation Area

|text=William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on {{convert|580|acre|km2|2}} in the Hegewisch community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The area includes {{convert|419|acre|km2|2}} of water in Wolf Lake that provides about {{convert|6|mi|km|1}} of shoreline to fishermen. The park hosts about half a million visitors annually. The park hosts numerous species, which are the concern of ecologist. As a result, some of these species have been placed on special watch lists, and the park has been the subject of extended study as well as the focal point of extensive volunteerism.

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