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Wolf Lake extends across the Illinois and Indiana State line between 120th and 134th streets. [1] It is an 804 acres (325 ha) lake that has 419 acres (170 ha) within the city of Chicago and the remainder in the city of Hammond. [12] Its maximum depth is 20 feet (6.1 m). [1]
Lake Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (1,180 cu mi; 4,900 km 3) and depth (923 ft; 281 m) after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi; 58,030 km 2), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
To put those angler catches in perspective, in 1988 sport anglers caught 869,164 perch in the lake, including 133,328 in Kenosha, 213,163 in Racine and 408,438 in Milwaukee counties.
Perch Lake 117 acres (47 ha) Alger County: Perch Lake 1,038 acres (420 ha) Iron County: Perch Lake 3 acres (1.2 ha) Shiawassee County: Petticoat Lake 129 acres (52 ha) Baraga County: Piatt Lake 251 acres (102 ha) Chippewa County: Pickerel Lake 1,082 acres (438 ha) 74 feet (23 m) Emmet County: Pickerel Lake 3 acres (1.2 ha) Shiawassee County ...
Wolf Lake is an 804-acre (325.4 ha) lake that straddles the Indiana and Illinois state line near Lake Michigan. [3] It is smaller than it was prior to settlement by European colonizers because of infilling for development around the edges.
The Kankakee River Basin drains 2,989 square miles (7,740 km 2) in northwest Indiana, 2,169 square miles (5,620 km 2) in northeast Illinois, and about seven square miles (18 km 2) in southwest Lower Michigan. The Kankakee River heads near South Bend, then flows westward into Illinois, where it joins with the Des Plaines River to form the Illinois.
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"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
North of the peninsula, warm water from Green Bay flows into Lake Michigan on the surface, while at the same time, cold lakewater enters Green Bay deep underneath. [12] In a study looking at fish stomach contents, walleye were found to eat between 5-6% and lake whitefish and yellow perch over the course of a year. However, south of Chambers ...