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Luann de Lesseps and Sonja Morgan are invited to Benton, Illinois to spruce up the town. [2] Coming after the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Benton City Council asks them for help with tasks to revitalize Benton, such as constructing a new playground, upgrading the animal shelter, and hosting a variety show.
Kinkaid Lake provides opportunities for those interested in fishing for largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish, walleye and muskie types of fish. [3] " Natural strain" muskellunges were first stocked at Kinkaid Lake in 1985, and the lake began producing fish up to 40 inches in length by 1990 (after only five years of growth).
Cedar Lake is a 1,750-acre (7.0 km²) reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Cedar Creek, a tributary of the Big Muddy River, in 1974. The lake is located in Jackson County, southwest of Carbondale, Illinois. The lake is accessible from U.S. Highway 51.
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. state of Illinois. The lakes are ordered by their unique names, (i.e. Lake Smith or Smith Lake would both be listed under "S") . Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Another view of Dawson Lake, north end. The centerpiece of Moraine View is the 158 acre (0.6 km 2) Dawson Lake, an artificial reservoir built in 1962-1963. Fish stocked in the lake by the DNR include largemouth bass, bluegill (the state fish of Illinois), sunfish, bullhead, crappie, channel catfish, walleye, yellow perch and northern pike.
Lake Mattoon is a 1,050-acre (4.2 km 2) reservoir located in Coles County, Illinois, Cumberland County, Illinois, and Shelby County, Illinois. Almost three-quarters of the lake, 765 acres (3.10 km 2), is located in Shelby County. The reservoir was built to supply tap water to Mattoon, Illinois and Neoga, but also provides fishing and boating ...
It is worth noting that Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park Lake produced the state record largemouth bass weighing 18.15 pounds. Our state lake managers keep records of the largest fish caught.
Devil's Kitchen Lake is an 810-acre (3.3 km 2) reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southwest of Marion, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Interstate 57.