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lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

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reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

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U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

. 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.

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* Anderson Lake, Fulton County * Antioch Lake,

Antioch Antioch on the Orontes (; , ) "Antioch on Daphne"; or "Antioch the Great"; ; ; ; ; ; ; . was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as ...

, Lake County. * Apple Canyon Lake (reservoir), a private lake resort community near Apple River in Jo Daviess County. * Argyle Lake (reservoir), McDonough County * Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights, Cook County. * Augusta Lake (reservoir), Hancock County.

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* Baldwin Lake (reservoir), Randolph County * Bangs Lake, Wauconda, Lake County * Lake Barrington, Lake County * Bayles Lake (reservoir), Iroquois County *

Big Bear Lake Big Bear Lake is a reservoir in the Western United States, western United States, located in the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California, San Bernardino County, California. It is a snow and rain-fed lake, having no other m ...

Vernon Hills Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area ( Libertyville, Lake Forest, Mundelein, Lo ...

, Lake County. * Lake Bloomington (reservoir), McLean County. *

Bluff Lake This is a list of lakes in Nova Scotia. Cape Breton Island All Four Counties * Bras d'Or Lake Cape Breton Regional Municipality * Anse aux Cannes Pond * The Barachois * Bear Cove Pond * Bear Gulch Ponds * Beaverdam Pond * Belle Lake * ...

, Lake County. *

Lake Bracken Lake Bracken is a reservoir in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States. Managed by the Lake Bracken Country Club, the lake was formed in 1921 with the damming of Brush Creek. It is part of the Spoon River drainage basin, and has a surfac ...

(reservoir), Galesburg, Knox County. *

Butler Lake Butler Lake is a small lake south of Wilmurt in Herkimer County, New York. It drains north via an unnamed creek that flows into West Canada Creek The West Canada Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution ...

(reservoir), Libertyville, Lake County.

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Lake Calumet Lake Calumet is the largest body of water within the city of Chicago. Formerly a shallow, postglacial lake draining into Lake Michigan, it was transformed into an industrial harbor during the 20th century. Parts of the lake have been dredged, an ...

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, Cook County *

Candlewick Lake Candlewick may refer to: *Candle wick, a part of a candle or oil lamp *Candlewick, a style of glassware made by the Imperial Glass Company * Candlewick (fabric), a thick, soft cotton fabric *Candlewick, an element in financial candlestick charts ...

(reservoir), Boone County. * Canton Lake (reservoir), Fulton County * Lake Carlton (reservoir), Whiteside County *

Carlyle Lake Carlyle Lake is a reservoir largely located in Clinton County, Illinois, United States, with smaller portions of the lake within Bond and Fayette counties. It is the largest man-made lake in Illinois, and the largest lake wholly contained with ...

(reservoir), Clinton County * Lake Carroll (reservoir), Carroll County * Lake Catherine, Lake County. * Cedar Lake (reservoir), Jackson County * Cedar Lake, Lake Villa, Lake County. * Lake Centralia (reservoir), Marion County. *

Chain O'Lakes The Chain O'Lakes, or simply "The Chain", is a waterway system in northeast Illinois composed of 15 lakes connected by the Fox River (Illinois River tributary), Fox River and man-made channels. Encompassing more than of water, of shoreline a ...

, 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. *

Crab Orchard Lake Crab Orchard Lake is a 6,965-acre (28.2 km²) reservoir in Williamson County, Illinois. It is the centerpiece of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. It is fed by Devils Kitchen Lake and Little Grassy Lake, which are also within t ...

(reservoir), Williamson County *

Cranberry Lake Cranberry Lake is on the east branch of the Oswegatchie River in the Adirondack Park in New York in the United States. It is the third largest lake in the Adirondack Park (after Lake George and the Great Sacandaga Lake). About 75 percent of the ...

, Lake County. * Crystal Lake, McHenry County *Lake Charleston, coles county

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* Davis Lake, Lake County. * Dawson Lake (reservoir), McLean County *

Lake Decatur Lake Decatur is a reservoir located in the city of Decatur, Illinois, USA, east of downtown. The city and lake both share the name of U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur. The lake is above sea level and has a watershed of or reaching into part ...

(reservoir), Macon County * Deep Lake, Lake County. * Deer Lake, Lake County. * Devils Kitchen Lake (reservoir), Williamson County * Diamond Lake, near Mundelein, Lake County. * Druce Lake, Lake County. * Duck Lake, Lake County. * Dunlap Lake (reservoir), Madison County.

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* East Fork Lake (reservoir), Richland County. * Echo Lake,

Lake Zurich Lake Zurich (, ; ) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and ...

, Lake County. * Lake of Egypt (reservoir), Williamson and Johnson Counties * Elmwood Farms Lake (reservoir), Lake County. * Evergreen Lake (reservoir),

McLean MacLean, also spelt McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname (Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes ( John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain ...

and Woodford Counties.

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* Lake Fairfield, Lake County. * Ferne Clyffe Lake, Johnson County * Fish Lake, Lake County, previously known as Duncan Lake. * Five Oaks Ski Lake, Frankfort, Will County * Forest Lake, Lake County * Fourth Lake, Lake Villa, Lake County. * Fox Lake, Lake County * Frentress Lake, Jo Daviess County * Fyre Lake (reservoir), near Sherrard, Mercer County.

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* Gages Lake, Lake County * Lake Galena (reservoir), Jo Daviess County * Lake Glenn Shoals (reservoir), Montgomery County * Goose Lake, Grundy County *

Governor Bond Lake Governor Bond Lake is a reservoir in Bond County, Illinois, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of ...

(reservoir), Bond County * Grass Lake, Lake County. * Grassy Lake, Lake County. * Grays Lake, Lake County * Griswold Lake, McHenry County.

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* Hastings Lake, Lake County. * Heidecke Lake, Grundy County * Hendrick Lake, Lake County. * Hifer Lake, McLean County. * Highland Lake, Lake County. * Lake Hillcrest (reservoir), Madison County * Lake Holiday (reservoir), LaSalle County * Homer White Lake (reservoir), Lake County. *

Honey Lake Honey Lake is an endorheic basin, endorheic sink (geography), sink in the Honey Lake Valley in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Summer evaporation reduces the lake to a lower level of and creates an alkali flat. Honey Lake dries ...

, Lake County. * Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County * Horseshoe Lake, Madison County

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

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* Lake Jacksonville (reservoir), near

Jacksonville Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

, Morgan County

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* Kellart Lake (reservoir), near Cissna Park, Iroquois County. * Kidd Lake, Monroe County * Lake Killarney, McHenry County *

Kinkaid Lake Kinkaid Lake is a reservoir located in southwestern Illinois. Entirely within Jackson County, the lake is approximately northwest of Murphysboro and southeast of St. Louis. History and ownership Kinkaid Lake was built in 1968 with an average ...

(reservoir), Jackson County

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* Lake in the Hills * Lake Lancelot, Peoria County * LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area * Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park * Lincoln Lake near Coal City * Lake Linden in Lindenhurst * Lake Petersburg, Menard County * Little Grassy Lake (reservoir), Jackson and Williamson Counties * Little Swan Lake (reservoir), near Avon, Fulton County * Long Lake * Loon Lake (East and West), Lake County *

Lake Lou Yaeger Lake Lou Yaeger is a reservoir located in Montgomery County, Illinois. Created by damming the West Fork of Illinois's Shoal Creek, it was built for recreation, sport fishing, and flood control purposes. The lake is long and wide. The neares ...

, Montgomery County * Lake Louise in Barrington * Lake Louise near

Bryon Bryon is an English language, English-derived given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Bryon Allen (born 1992), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C., Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Bizzy Bone (bor ...

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* Lake Marie, Lake County * Lake Mattoon (reservoir), Coles, Cumberland and Shelby Counties * McCullom Lake * Lake Meadow, Madison County * Meredosia Lake * Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area *

Lake Michigan Lake Michigan ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and depth () after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the ...

* Mill Creek Lake,

Clark County Clark County may refer to: *Clark County, Arkansas *Clark County, Idaho *Clark County, Illinois *Clark County, Indiana *Clark County, Kansas *Clark County, Kentucky *Clark County, Missouri *Clark County, Nevada, containing Las Vegas *Clark County, ...

* Miltmore Lake, Lake County * Monee Reservoir, Will County * Mud Lake (disambiguation) * Murphy Lake (reservoir), Cook County * Lake Murphysboro State Park (reservoir), Jackson County

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* Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (reservoir), Jasper County * Lake Napa Suwe, Wauconda * Nippersink Lake, Lake County

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* Lake Opeka,

Des Plaines Des Plaines () is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 60,675. The city is a suburb of Chicago and is located just north of O'Hare International Airport. It is situated on and is named after t ...

, Cook County * Otter Lake (reservoir), Macoupin County

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*Papoose Lake, Cook County * Lake Paradise (reservoir), Coles County *

Peoria Lake Peoria Lake, sometimes called Lower Peoria Lake, is a section of the Illinois River between Peoria, Illinois, Peoria in Peoria County, Illinois and East Peoria, Illinois, East Peoria in Tazewell County, Illinois. The oldest section of Peoria, Illi ...

, Peoria and Tazewell Counties * Petite Lake, Lake County * Pierce Lake, a man-made lake in

Rock Cut State Park Rock Cut State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Rockford in Winnebago County, it covers , enveloping Pierce Lake and Olson Lake. Rock Cut Park's main entrance is located on Highway 173, 1 mile west of Intersta ...

* 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

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* Raccoon Lake, Marion County *

Ramsey Lake Ramsey Lake () is a lake in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, located near the city's downtown core. Until 2001, Ramsey Lake was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest lake located entirely within the boundaries of ...

(reservoir), Fayette County * Redwing Slough Lake, Lake County * Rend Lake (reservoir), Franklin and Jefferson Counties * Rice Lake, Fulton County * Round Lake, Lake County

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Saganashkee Slough Saganashkee Slough is a , manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois, on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1 ...

, Cook County * Saint Marys Lake near Mundelein, Lake County * Sam Dale Lake (reservoir), Wayne County * Sand Lake, Lake County *

Sangchris Lake Sangchris Lake is a reservoir located in Christian and Sangamon Counties, Illinois. It was created in 1964 by damming Clear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Sangamon River for recreation and to serve as a source for cooling water fo ...

(reservoir), Christian and Sangamon Counties * Lake Sara near Effingham *

Senachwine Lake Senachwine Lake is a riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Illinois River. It is located in Putnam and Marshall counties, Illinois. Its elevation is above sea level. Senachwine Lake is connected by a shallow channel to adjacent Goo ...

* Shabbona Lake (reservoir), DeKalb County * Shagbark Lake Near Des Plaines River, Illinois *

Lake Shelbyville Lake Shelbyville is a reservoir located in Shelby County, Illinois and Moultrie County, Illinois created by damming the Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, Illinois. The lake's normal surface pool is at an elevation of . The area that surrounds the ...

(reservoir), Shelby and Moultrie Counties * Silver Lake, Lake County * Skokie Lagoons (reservoir), Cook County * Slough Lake, Lake County * Spoon Lake near Dahinda * Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area *

Lake Springfield Lake Springfield is a reservoir in the southeast of the capital city of Springfield, Illinois. It is above sea level. The lake was formed by building Spaulding Dam across Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Sangamon River. It is the largest munic ...

(reservoir), Sangamon County * Sterling Lake, Lake County * Lake Storey,

Galesburg, Illinois Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is northwest of Peoria, Illinois, Peoria. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County and the principal cit ...

* Lake Summerset (reservoir), Stephenson and Winnebago Counties * Sun Lake, Lake County * Sylvan Lake, Lake County

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* Lake Taylorville (reservoir), Christian County * Third Lake *

Lake Thunderbird Lake Thunderbird is a reservoir located in Norman, Oklahoma. The lake was constructed between 1962 and 1965 for the purpose of providing municipal water to the nearby communities of Del City, Midwest City and Norman. It is formed by an earthfill ...

(reservoir), Putnam County * Tower Lakes * Timberlake, Barrington, Lake County, Illinois

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Upper Peoria Lake Upper Peoria Lake is a section of the Illinois River primarily between Peoria County and Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The lake runs from South Rome to Peoria Heights, with Spring Bay and the Detweiller Marina area of Peoria near ...

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* Valley Lake (Illinois), Lake County. * Vandalia Lake (reservoir), Fayette County. *

Lake Vermilion Lake Vermilion is a shallow freshwater lake in northeastern Minnesota, United States. The Ojibwe originally called the lake Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing (occasionally anglicized as Nee-Man-Nee), which means “the evening sun tinting the water a reddi ...

(reservoir), Vermilion County * Vermont New Lake (reservoir), McDonough County.

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* Washington County State Lake * Waterford Lake near Lake Villa * Waverly Lake. Morgan County * West Frankfort Lake, Franklin County * Lake Wildwood (reservoir), Marshall County near

Varna Varna may refer to: Places Europe *Varna, Bulgaria, a city ** Varna Province ** Varna Municipality ** Gulf of Varna ** Lake Varna **Varna Necropolis * Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy * Varna (Šabac), a village in Serbia Asia * Var ...

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Wolf Lake ''Wolf Lake'' is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, inclu ...

, Cook County * Wonder Lake, McHenry County *

Woodhaven Lakes Woodhaven Lakes is a privately owned camping resort, located in Sublette, Illinois in the United States. Established in 1971 as a gated, members-only campgroundWoodhaven Lakescomprises of woodlands, seven man-made lakes, and over of hiking tra ...

, Lee County * Wooster Lake, Lake County

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* Lake Kanagga, Effingham County

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