List of lakes of 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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)

A

  • Anderson Lake, Fulton County
  • Antioch Lake, Antioch, Lake County. 42°28′07″N 88°05′54″W / 42.46861°N 88.09833°W / 42.46861; -88.09833[1]
  • Apple Canyon Lake (reservoir), a private lake resort community near Apple River in Jo Daviess County. 42°25′57″N 90°09′58″W / 42.43250°N 90.16611°W / 42.43250; -90.16611[2]
  • Argyle Lake (reservoir), McDonough County
  • Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights, Cook County. 42°06′55″N 87°57′40″W / 42.11528°N 87.96111°W / 42.11528; -87.96111[3]
  • Augusta Lake (reservoir), Hancock County. 40°15′45″N 90°55′15″W / 40.26250°N 90.92083°W / 40.26250; -90.92083[4]

B

  • Baldwin Lake (reservoir), Randolph County
  • Bangs Lake, Wauconda, Lake County
  • Lake Barrington, Lake County
  • Bayles Lake (reservoir), Iroquois County
  • Big Bear Lake, Vernon Hills, Lake County. 42°14′54″N 87°57′45″W / 42.24833°N 87.96250°W / 42.24833; -87.96250[5]
  • Lake Bloomington (reservoir), McLean County. 40°39′41″N 88°56′10″W / 40.66139°N 88.93611°W / 40.66139; -88.93611[6]
  • Bluff Lake, Lake County. 42°27′11″N 88°07′43″W / 42.45306°N 88.12861°W / 42.45306; -88.12861[7]
  • Lake Bracken (reservoir), Galesburg, Knox County. 40°51′27″N 90°20′55″W / 40.85750°N 90.34861°W / 40.85750; -90.34861[8]
  • Butler Lake (reservoir), Libertyville, Lake County. 42°17′31″N 87°57′57″W / 42.29194°N 87.96583°W / 42.29194; -87.96583[9]

C

  • Lake Calumet, Chicago, Cook County
  • Candlewick Lake (reservoir), Boone County. 42°20′52″N 88°52′18″W / 42.34778°N 88.87167°W / 42.34778; -88.87167[10]
  • Canton Lake (reservoir), Fulton County
  • Lake Carlton (reservoir), Whiteside County
  • Carlyle Lake (reservoir), Clinton County
  • Lake Carroll (reservoir), Carroll County
  • Lake Catherine, Lake County. 42°29′08″N 88°07′03″W / 42.48556°N 88.11750°W / 42.48556; -88.11750[11]
  • Cedar Lake (reservoir), Jackson County
  • Cedar Lake, Lake Villa, Lake County. 42°25′20″N 88°05′23″W / 42.42222°N 88.08972°W / 42.42222; -88.08972[12]
  • Lake Centralia (reservoir), Marion County. 38°32′48″N 88°59′43″W / 38.54667°N 88.99528°W / 38.54667; -88.99528[13]
  • Chain O'Lakes, Lake and McHenry Counties
  • Channel Lake, Lake County
  • Lake Charles (reservoir), Lake County
  • Lake Charleston (reservoir), Coles County
  • Clear Lake, Sangamon County
  • Clinton Lake (reservoir), DeWitt County
  • Coffeen Lake (reservoir), Montgomery County
  • Countryside Lake (reservoir), Lake County. 42°15′09″N 88°02′36″W / 42.25250°N 88.04333°W / 42.25250; -88.04333[14]
  • Crab Orchard Lake (reservoir), Williamson County
  • Cranberry Lake, Lake County. 42°21′12″N 88°04′10″W / 42.35333°N 88.06944°W / 42.35333; -88.06944[15]
  • Crystal Lake, McHenry County
  • Lake Charleston, coles county

D

  • Davis Lake, Lake County. 42°15′42″N 88°05′15″W / 42.26167°N 88.08750°W / 42.26167; -88.08750[16]
  • Dawson Lake (reservoir), McLean County
  • Lake Decatur (reservoir), Macon County
  • Deep Lake, Lake County. 42°25′21″N 88°04′01″W / 42.42250°N 88.06694°W / 42.42250; -88.06694[17]
  • Deer Lake, Lake County. 42°29′00″N 88°02′05″W / 42.48333°N 88.03472°W / 42.48333; -88.03472[18]
  • Devils Kitchen Lake (reservoir), Williamson County
  • Diamond Lake, near Mundelein, Lake County. 42°15′01″N 88°00′27″W / 42.25028°N 88.00750°W / 42.25028; -88.00750[19]
  • Druce Lake, Lake County. 42°22′05″N 88°00′17″W / 42.36806°N 88.00472°W / 42.36806; -88.00472[20]
  • Duck Lake, Lake County. 42°22′43″N 88°09′21″W / 42.37861°N 88.15583°W / 42.37861; -88.15583[21]
  • Dunlap Lake (reservoir), Madison County. 38°48′10″N 89°55′55″W / 38.80278°N 89.93194°W / 38.80278; -89.93194[22]

E

  • East Fork Lake (reservoir), Richland County.38°45′30″N 88°03′54″W / 38.75833°N 88.06500°W / 38.75833; -88.06500[23]
  • Echo Lake, Lake Zurich, Lake County. 42°12′34″N 88°05′25″W / 42.20944°N 88.09028°W / 42.20944; -88.09028[24]
  • Lake of Egypt (reservoir), Williamson and Johnson Counties
  • Elmwood Farms Lake (reservoir), Lake County. 42°26′59″N 88°00′08″W / 42.44972°N 88.00222°W / 42.44972; -88.00222[25]
  • Evergreen Lake (reservoir), McLean and Woodford Counties. 40°38′17″N 89°02′11″W / 40.63806°N 89.03639°W / 40.63806; -89.03639[26]

F

  • Lake Fairfield, Lake County. 42°17′13″N 88°06′40″W / 42.28694°N 88.11111°W / 42.28694; -88.11111[27]
  • Ferne Clyffe Lake, Johnson County
  • Fish Lake, Lake County, previously known as Duncan Lake. 42°20′08″N 88°09′21″W / 42.33556°N 88.15583°W / 42.33556; -88.15583[28]
  • Five Oaks Ski Lake, Frankfort, Will County[29]
  • Forest Lake, Lake County
  • Fourth Lake, Lake Villa, Lake County. 42°23′30″N 88°01′58″W / 42.39167°N 88.03278°W / 42.39167; -88.03278[30][31]
  • Fox Lake, Lake County
  • Frentress Lake, Jo Daviess County
  • Fyre Lake (reservoir), near Sherrard, Mercer County. 41°17′49″N 90°29′22″W / 41.29694°N 90.48944°W / 41.29694; -90.48944[32]

G

  • Gages Lake, Lake County
  • Lake Galena (reservoir), Jo Daviess County
  • Lake Glenn Shoals (reservoir), Montgomery County
  • Goose Lake, Grundy County
  • Governor Bond Lake (reservoir), Bond County
  • Grass Lake, Lake County. 42°26′33″N 88°09′42″W / 42.44250°N 88.16167°W / 42.44250; -88.16167[33]
  • Grassy Lake, Lake County. 42°12′23″N 88°08′54″W / 42.20639°N 88.14833°W / 42.20639; -88.14833[34]
  • Grays Lake, Lake County
  • Griswold Lake, McHenry County. 42°17′19″N 88°13′05″W / 42.28861°N 88.21806°W / 42.28861; -88.21806[35]

H

  • Hastings Lake, Lake County. 42°25′35″N 88°02′19″W / 42.42639°N 88.03861°W / 42.42639; -88.03861[36]
  • Heidecke Lake, Grundy County
  • Hendrick Lake, Lake County. 42°26′19″N 88°02′50″W / 42.43861°N 88.04722°W / 42.43861; -88.04722[37]
  • Hifer Lake, McLean County. 40°39′42″N 88°36′36″W / 40.66167°N 88.61000°W / 40.66167; -88.61000[38]
  • Highland Lake, Lake County. 42°21′40″N 88°03′43″W / 42.36111°N 88.06194°W / 42.36111; -88.06194[39]
  • Lake Hillcrest (reservoir), Madison County
  • Lake Holiday (reservoir), LaSalle County
  • Homer White Lake (reservoir), Lake County. 42°27′03″N 88°02′22″W / 42.45083°N 88.03944°W / 42.45083; -88.03944[40]
  • Honey Lake, Lake County. 42°12′02″N 88°07′48″W / 42.20056°N 88.13000°W / 42.20056; -88.13000[41]
  • Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County
  • Horseshoe Lake, Madison County

I

  • Lake Iroquois (reservoir), Iroquois County
  • Island Lake, Lake and McHenry Counties

J

  • Lake Jacksonville (reservoir), near Jacksonville, Morgan County

K

  • Kellart Lake (reservoir), near Cissna Park, Iroquois County. 40°36′08″N 87°53′17″W / 40.60222°N 87.88806°W / 40.60222; -87.88806[42]
  • Kidd Lake, Monroe County
  • Lake Killarney, McHenry County
  • Kinkaid Lake (reservoir), Jackson County

L

M

N

O

P–Q

  • Papoose Lake, Cook County
  • Lake Paradise (reservoir), Coles County
  • Peoria Lake, Peoria and Tazewell Counties
  • Petite Lake, Lake County
  • Pierce Lake, a man-made lake in Rock Cut State Park
  • Pistakee Lake
  • Potomac Lake, Lake County
  • Pana Lake, a man made lake Christian and Shelby Counties
  • Paragon Lake, also a man made lake in Christian County

R

S

T

U

V

  • Valley Lake (Illinois), Lake County. 42°20′57″N 87°58′58″W / 42.34917°N 87.98278°W / 42.34917; -87.98278[44]
  • Vandalia Lake (reservoir), Fayette County. 38°59′59″N 89°09′52″W / 38.99972°N 89.16444°W / 38.99972; -89.16444[45]
  • Lake Vermilion (reservoir), Vermilion County
  • Vermont New Lake (reservoir), McDonough County. 40°18′18″N 90°27′42″W / 40.30500°N 90.46167°W / 40.30500; -90.46167[46]

W–Y

Z

Former lakes

See also

  • imageLakes portal

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antioch Lake
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apple Canyon Lake
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Arlington Park
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Augusta Lake
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Bear Lake (Illinois)
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Bloomington
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluff Lake (Illinois)
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Bracken
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler Lake
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Candlewick Lake
  11. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Catherine
  12. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Lake (Lake County, Illinois)
  13. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Centralia
  14. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Countryside Lake
  15. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranberry Lake
  16. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Davis Lake
  17. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Lake (Lake County, Illinois)
  18. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Lake (Lake County, Illinois)
  19. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diamond Lake
  20. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Druce Lake
  21. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duck Lake
  22. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunlap Lake
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Fork Lake
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Echo Lake
  25. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmwood Farms Lake
  26. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evergreen Lake
  27. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Fairfield
  28. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fish Lake
  29. ^ "Five Oaks of Frankfort". Quantum Building & Design. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  30. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourth Lake
  31. ^ "Fourth Lake". Lake County Forest Preserves. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  32. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fyre Lake
  33. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grass Lake
  34. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Lake
  35. ^ "GNIS Detail - Griswold Lake". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  36. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hastings Lake
  37. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hendrick Lake
  38. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hifer Lake
  39. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Lake
  40. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer White Lake
  41. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Lake
  42. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kellart Lake
  43. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Thunderbird
  44. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Lake
  45. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vandalia Lake
  46. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vermont New Lake
  47. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Wildwood


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