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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.
Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Sangamon River, is a large creek in central Illinois, United States. It rises in Talkington Township in southwestern Sangamon County , flows briefly through northeastern Macoupin County , and then runs northeastward through south-central Sangamon County before discharging into Lake Springfield .
Salt Creek is a major tributary to the Sangamon River, which it joins at the boundary between Mason and Menard County, Illinois. [2] There are at least two other Salt Creeks in Illinois, Salt Creek (Des Plaines River Tributary), and in Effingham County, Illinois. Salt Creek is about 110 miles (180 km) in length. [3]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Lakes of Illinois" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of ...
Beaucoup Creek; Little Muddy River; Casey Creek (Casey Fork) Marys River. Little Marys River; Kaskaskia River. Shoal Creek; West Okaw River; Palmer Creek; Wood River; Illinois River. Macoupin Creek; Big Sandy Creek; La Moine River; Sangamon River. Salt Creek; Spring Creek; Sugar Creek. Lick Creek; Spoon River; Mackinaw River. Little Mackinaw ...
Butterfield Creek is a 15.2-mile-long (24.5 km) [1] tributary of Thorn Creek near Chicago, Illinois, United States. [2] Via Thorn Creek, it is part of the Calumet River watershed flowing to Lake Michigan. It is at its widest around the towns of Homewood, Chicago Heights and Glenwood.
The Big Bureau Creek is a 73-mile-long (117 km) [1] tributary of the Illinois River in north central Illinois. [2] It rises approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Mendota and flows southwest into Bureau County , turning south at Princeton and then flowing east into the Illinois River floodplain.
Watersheds of Illinois is a list of basins or catchment areas into which the State of Illinois can be divided based on the place to which water flows.. At the simplest level, in pre-settlement times, Illinois had two watersheds: the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, with almost the entire State draining to the Mississippi, except for a small area within a few miles of the Lake.