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Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona. [2] Seventy miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres (630 ha) of rolling prairie and a 318.8 acres (129.0 ha) man-made fishing lake. [3]
Loon Lake's maximum depth is 20 feet (6.1 m) and it has an average depth of 11.8 feet (3.6 m). [6] Loon Lake, sometimes known as Silver Spring Lake, was constructed in 1960 when a lowland area was excavated. The lake's water level is maintained through a small 20-acre (8.1 ha) watershed and groundwater seepage.
A monument for the Indian Creek Massacre stands at Shabbona County Park, southeast of Earlville, and between Earlville and Harding in northern LaSalle County. A lake and State Recreation Area named for Chief Shabbona, is located in the community of Shabbona, which was also named for the Indian chief.
Our reports cover the coast to the High Sierra, and Lake Isabella to New Melones. Fishing report, July 9-16: Delta bass on a tear. Don Pedro kokanee are fat and sassy and the Shaver Lake kokanee ...
Our reports cover the coast to the High Sierra, and Lake Isabella to New Melones. Fishing report, Nov. 15-21: Good crappie action at Lake McClure and the bass and catfish are biting at Lake ...
Fishing report, Sept. 7-13: Chasing the elusive 20-inch kokanee at Shaver Lake tournament. Roger George and Dave Hurley. September 6, 2022 at 10:50 AM ... Mike Beighey of Bass Lake Fishing, said ...
Shabbona Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,344 and it contained 600 housing units. [ 2 ] The township contains the Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve and Shabbona Lake State Park .
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines and other extractive industries, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral ...