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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.
The lake is located in Centralia Township, and portions of the shoreline has been developed as residential real estate. Fed by Raccoon Creek, Illinois, the reservoir's waters flow into Crooked Creek and, from there, into the Kaskaskia River. The nearest limited-access highway exist is Exit 109 on Interstate 57. [2]
Map of the three lakes in Royal Lakes, Illinois 1 – Meshach Lake 2 – Shad Lake 3 – Shadrach Lake. Three small lakes – Meshach, Shad, and Shadrach – are located within the village of Royal Lakes. [4] Meshach Lake is located in the east central portion of Royal Lakes. With an average depth of between 9 and 12 feet (2.7 and 3.7 m), it is ...
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.
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 .
Buffalo Creek is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) [2] tributary of the Des Plaines River. It begins in Lake Zurich, Illinois and flows mainly south-eastward through Kildeer, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling. In Wheeling, it is named Wheeling Drainage Ditch. It joins the Des Plaines River next to Chicago Executive Airport.
Fox River (Illinois River tributary), northern Illinois; Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois; Galena River; Grand Calumet River; Green River; Henderson Creek; Hickory Creek; Illinois River; Indian Creek; Iroquois River; Jackson Creek; Kankakee River; Kaskaskia River; Killbuck Creek; Kishwaukee River; Kyte River; La Moine ...
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.