▁On " ▁( Live ) ▁at ▁YouTube ▁ ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category : Cont empor ary ▁R & B ▁super groups <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mer ed os ia ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁national ▁wild life ▁refuge ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁Illinois ▁River ▁in ▁Cass ▁County ▁and ▁Morgan ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁The ▁refuge ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Mer ed os ia , ▁Illinois , ▁but ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁from ▁a ▁headquarters ▁located ▁in ▁Hav ana , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Mer ed os ia ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁river ine ▁zone , ▁histor ically ▁wet land , ▁that ▁borders ▁the ▁Illinois ▁River ▁and ▁its ▁fly way ▁for ▁water f ow l . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁Ref uge ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁patch ▁of ▁wet land ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁called ▁Mer ed os ia ▁Island ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁perman ently ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁by ▁dra ined ▁parc els ▁of ▁former ▁river bed . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Ref uge ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁shall ow ▁lake , ▁Mer ed os ia ▁Lake . ▁ ▁While ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁to ▁d rain ▁and ▁rec laim ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁River bed ▁for ▁far ming