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 |
|---|---|
| Antioch Lake, IL (Also known as Lake Antioch) |
Antioch Lake is a privately owned lake offering lakeside luxury within commuting distance of Chicago or Milwaukee. Located in Antioch Township in far northeastern Illinois, An… |
| Apple Canyon Lake, IL |
Set among the rolling hills and fertile farmland of far northwestern Illinois, life at Apple Canyon Lake is an eternal vacation. Located in scenic Jo Daviess County, this priv… |
| Bangs Lake, IL |
Bangs Lake is a natural glacial lake located in northeastern Illinois’ Lake County. Bangs Lake is surrounded by the developing northern suburbs of Chicago and found in the Chi… |
| Bluff Lake, IL (Also known as Fox Chain O'Lakes) |
Bluff Lake is a part of the Fox Chain O’Lakes in northeastern Illinois’ Chicagoland tourism region, just 40 miles northwest of Chicago. This chain of glacial lakes is comprise… |
| Brandenburg Lake, IL (Also known as Lake of the Hollow, Fox Chain O'Lakes) |
Brandenburg Lake, also known as Lake of the Hollow, is a private, freshwater lake connected to Illinois’ Fox Chain of Lakes. This glacial succession includes nine major bodies… |
| Candlewick Lake, IL |
Tucked away in the northern region of Illinois, 60 miles west of Chicago, Candlewick Lake offers respite at the end of a long day or recreation during a brief stay. With over… |
| Carlyle Lake, IL (Also known as Carlyle Reservoir) |
Carlyle Lake, located in south-central Illinois, holds dual titles as largest artificial lake and largest body of water wholly contained within the state. Located about 50 mil… |
| Cedar Lake, IL |
Cedar Lake is located at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. This 1,750-acre reservoir was created by the City of Carbondale in 1974 by building a da… |
| Channel Lake, IL (Also known as Fox Chain O'Lakes) |
Over 7,000 acres of water make up the lakes in the Fox Chain O’Lakes in northeastern Illinois. With almost 500 shoreline miles lined with vacation rentals, resorts, and restau… |
| Clinton Lake, IL (Also known as Clinton Reservoir) |
Travel to central Illinois and you’ll find Clinton Lake, a 4,900 acre lake just 3 miles east of Clinton. Though the lake was originally built as a cooling tank for the Clinton… |
| Crab Orchard Lake, IL |
Crab Orchard Lake is the largest of three reservoirs that are part of the 43,899-acre Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Williamson County of Illinois. Loca… |
| Crooked Lake, IL |
In a landscape dotted by glacial lakes and wetlands, Crooked Lake is in the aptly named Lake County of Illinois. Situated in the Chicagoland tourist region, it is where nature… |