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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.
Lake Springfield is a 4,200-acre (1,700 ha) human-made reservoir owned by City Water, Light & Power, [33] the largest municipally owned utility in Illinois. [34] It was built and filled in 1935 by damming Lick Creek , a tributary of the Sangamon River which flows past Springfield's northern outskirts. [ 35 ]
A former Springfield Police sergeant was cited in a crash with a motorcycle that seriously injured two people by Lake Springfield around 9:20 p.m. Thursday.
Hunter Lake is a proposed 2,649-acre (10.72 km 2) reservoir to be created in Illinois, United States, by damming Horse Creek, a tributary of the Sangamon River.If the lake is built, its construction would flood a section of bottomland in southeastern Sangamon County, Illinois near the city of Springfield, between two other lakes, Lake Springfield and Lake Sangchris, to an elevation of 568.7 ...
Laketown is an unincorporated community in Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, entirely surrounded by the city of Springfield. [2] It is made up of three subdivisions: Southlawn, Lake Springfield Estates, and Circle Drive. [1] There are approximately 970 homes in Laketown, as well as various small businesses.
Tony Madden, Springfield News-Leader May 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM The Kissick Avenue bridge over Lake Springfield will be closed the week of Monday, June 3, according to a City Utilities press release.
Black Bear at Henson Robinson Zoo. The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District.The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970.
Clear Lake is located just to the northeast of the Interstate 55/Interstate 72 interchange near Springfield. Old US Route 36 runs directly through the village. Illinois Route 54 is located a few miles north of the village.