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In addition to water supply purposes, Cedar Lake is managed for bass (largemouth and striped) and crappie fishing. Fishermen can also fish for Channel catfish and bluegill. The lake was described in 2007 as receiving "moderate to heavy" fishing pressure from the recreationally active people of southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. [2]
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.
Instead of being located in the relatively flat, rolling terrain characteristic of most of Illinois, the lake is located in an unglaciated zone of deep sandstone valleys and steep slopes. Devils Kitchen Lake is located in one of these valleys, and it is one of the deepest lakes in Illinois. Sections of the lake are as deep as 90 feet (27 m). [1]
Powerton Lake: Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area: Pike: 1,140 4.6 1970: Illinois River: Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: Franklin, Jefferson: 38,900 157 ? Rend Lake: Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: Fulton: 5,660 22.9 1945: Rice Lake: Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area: Saline: 1,270 5.1 1959: Glen O. Jones Lake
Crab Orchard Lake was created when Crab Orchard Creek, a tributary of the Big Muddy River in southern Illinois, was dammed in the 1930s for purposes of recreation and flood control. The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established August 5, 1947 following the transfer of all land previously held by the Crab Orchard Creek Project and ...
A disjunct land parcel, the Ramsey Railroad Prairie, is managed by IDNR from the nearby state recreation area.Currently, the 11.26 acres (4.56 ha) railroad prairie is a strip of land of 6,500 feet (2,000 m) in length and 75 feet (23 m) in width, running north-and-south adjacent to Township Road 750E.
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.
Lake Decatur is a 2,800-acre (11 km 2) reservoir located in the city of Decatur, Illinois, USA, east of downtown. The city and lake both share the name of U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur . The lake is 613 feet (187 m) above sea level and has a watershed of 925 square miles (2,400 km 2 ) or 592,000 acres (240,000 ha) reaching into parts of ...