Lakes

Lakes and reservoirs in Illinois

This guide covers 6 lakes and reservoirs in Illinois. 0 of them have a public water level gauge, and together they hold 1 mapped swimming spots. Each page carries the live level where an agency publishes one, plus weather, access points and sources.

6Lakes
0Live gauges
1Swimming spots

Lakes in Illinois

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Every lake, by relevance

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Carlyle Lake

Illinois · Clinton County

Carlyle Lake

Fed by the Kaskaskia River, Carlyle Lake holds roughly 26,000 acres of water in Illinois. Its shoreline falls inside Clinton…

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Lake Shelbyville

Illinois · Moultrie County

Lake Shelbyville

Lake Shelbyville is a 11,100-acre reservoir on the Kaskaskia River in Illinois. You will find it in Moultrie County. Management…

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Rend Lake

Illinois · Franklin County

Rend Lake

Rend Lake covers about 18,900 acres of the Big Muddy River in Illinois. You will find it in Franklin County. Management is in the…

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Lake Springfield

Illinois · Sangamon County

Lake Springfield

Lake Springfield covers about 3,965 acres of the Sugar Creek in Illinois. Its shoreline falls inside Sangamon County. Management…

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Clinton Lake

Illinois · De Witt County

Clinton Lake

Clinton Lake is a 7,000-acre reservoir on the Wakarusa River in Kansas. The lake is in Douglas County. It is managed by USACE…

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Lake Decatur

Illinois · Macon County

Lake Decatur

Lake Decatur is a 2,718-acre reservoir on the Sangamon River in Illinois. The lake is in Macon County. Management is in the hands…

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