Lakes / Reservoirs in Illinois
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Antioch Lake, IL
Bangs Lake, IL
Bluff Lake, IL
Brandenburg Lake, IL
Channel Lake, IL
Crooked Lake, IL
Crystal Lake IL
Deep Lake IL
Dunns Lake, IL
Fox Chain O’Lakes, IL
Fox Lake, IL
Gages Lake, IL
Grass Lake, IL
Griswold Lake, IL
Highland Lake, IL
Lake Marie, IL
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan-Huron
Lake Zurich, IL
Long Lake, IL
Pistakee Lake
Third Lake and Druce Lake, IL
Wolf Lake, IL/IN
Wonder Lake
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All Illinois lakes A-Z
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| Lake name | Lake description |
|---|---|
| Lake Sara, IL (Also known as Sara Reservoir) |
Lake Sara – a refreshing oasis in central Illinois! What does a community like Effingham Illinois do when they run out of water? They build a reservoir like Lake Sara. Located… |
| Lake Shelbyville, IL (Also known as Shelbyville Lake, Shelbyville Reservoir) |
Seventeen miles and thousands of acres of water stretch out in front of power boaters leaving the dam at Lake Shelbyville. In addition to its wide expanses, Shelbyville Lake i… |
| Lake Springfield, IL |
Lake Springfield at Springfield, Illinois is the largest municipally owned lake in Illinois at 4,234 acres. City Water, Light & Power built the reservoir primarily as a so… |
| Lake Taylorville, IL |
Completed in 1962 by the City of Taylorville, Illinois, Lake Taylorville is the city’s source of water and a major recreation facility. The reservoir was created by damming th… |
| Lake Thunderbird, IL |
Nestled in the rural Illinois woods, Lake Thunderbird is set in Putnam County, the smallest county in Illinois. The lake, located on the border of the Northern and Western tou… |
| Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk |
Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk, located southwest of Peoria, Illinois, is a shining example of thoughtful land restoration. The 154-acre private lake is part of an upscale residential develo… |
| Lake Wildwood IL |
Build it and they will come’ is the true story behind Lake Wildwood in Central Illinois. As the population grew in the 1960s and 1970s, developers found a willing market for n… |
| Lake Zurich, IL (Also known as Cedar Lake) |
Lake Zurich is a charming private lake conveniently located 35 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois and approximately 50 miles south of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Covering 250 acre… |
| Little Grassy Lake, IL |
Surrounded by watchful forest trees and open grasslands, the Little Grassy Lake is a quiet body of water sitting in the middle of a Southern Illinois wildlife refuge. The Crab… |
| Little Swan Lake, IL |
TEST – Little Swan Lake is a private community tucked away in the quiet atmosphere of rural Warren County in west central Illinois. Property owners and their guests can enjoy… |
| Long Lake, IL (Also known as Fox Chain O'Lakes) |
Located 40 miles northwest of Chicago, the Fox Chain O’Lakes is one of the most popular inland water sport destinations in the state of Illinois. The Fox Chain O’Lakes is made… |
| Pistakee Lake (Also known as Lake Pistakee, Fox Chain O'Lakes) |
Pistakee Lake is a well-known destination to generations of Chicago area Lakelubbers. Located on the famous Fox River Chain of Lakes in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, Pis… |