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Carlyle Lake is a 25,000-acre (101.2 km 2) reservoir largely located in Clinton County, Illinois, United States, with smaller portions of the lake within Bond and Fayette counties. It is the largest man-made lake in Illinois, and the largest lake wholly contained within the state.
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").
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 ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Anderson Lake (Illinois) Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area;
In 1947, the state acquired a 160 acres (65 ha) parcel known as the Wolf Lake State Recreation Area. Later acquisitions were added to the property and have increased the area which was known as Wolf Lake Conservation Area. In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly named the area after William W. Powers. [1]
Part of Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 1980: Lake: State The site is a part of Illinois Beach State Park, and contains a wide range of savanna, prairie, wetland and beach ecosystems, as well as numerous endangered species.
Lake Springfield is a 3,965-acre (16.05 km 2) [1] reservoir in the southeast of the capital city of Springfield, Illinois.It is 560 ft (170 m) above sea level. The lake was formed by building Spaulding Dam across Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Sangamon River.
An oxbow lake which is a remnant of a Mississippi River meander, the lake's elevation is 403 feet (123 m) above sea level. The lake is the site of Horseshoe Lake State Park, which is 2,960 acres (12 km 2) in size. The lake is bordered by the towns of Madison and Granite City.