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From 1910 to 1958, the former bottomland lake and marsh were leveed and drained for farming. [1] From the late 1880s to the mid-1980s, approximately 90% of the site was strip-mined for coal. [2] [3] [4] The Illinois Department of Natural Resources purchased the land in the 1980s. [5]
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.
It is located on the east side of the Illinois River along IL 26. [1] The Spring Beach Unit (1,642 acres (664 ha), of which 537 acres (217 ha) are water) is located on the west side of the Illinois River between Sparland and Chillicothe along IL 29. [1] It has a 6-acre picnic area, fishing, hunting, and hiking trails. [1]
Lake Shelbyville is a reservoir located in Shelby County, Illinois and Moultrie County, Illinois created by damming the Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, Illinois. The lake's normal surface pool is 11,100 acres (44.9 km 2) at an elevation of 183 meters (600.4 ft). The area that surrounds the lake is the Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Lake Centralia is a reservoir in Marion County, Illinois. [1] Served by rural roads, it is 8 miles (13 km) east of the Illinois city of Centralia. [2] The reservoir is 412 acres in size, has a shoreline length of 12.9 miles, and possesses an average water depth of 10 feet.
The Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) state park located near Griggsville in Pike County, Illinois.It borders on the Illinois River and is primarily made of steeply sloped bluffland that is part of the river's valley.
Little Grassy Lake is a 1,200 acres (490 ha) reservoir in southern Illinois, created by the damming of Little Grassy Creek, a tributary of Crab Orchard Lake and the Big Muddy River. Most of the lake is located in Williamson County, southeast of Carbondale, Illinois. The lake is accessible from Giant City Road out of Carbondale, Illinois.
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges.