Rend Lake

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Rend Lake is an artificial Southern Illinois lake in Franklin and Jefferson Counties near Benton, Illinois.

Rend Lake is a reservoir, created when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Big Muddy River. The dam and lake were authorized in 1962, but the lake was not completely filled until March 1973.[1]

Rend Lake today contains 18,900 acres (76 km²) of water and supplies over 15 million gallons of water per day to 300,000 persons in over 60 communities. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park occupies part of the lakeshore. The nearby Illinois Artisans Shop & Visitors Center is part of the Illinois State Museum system and is operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Swimming beaches at North Marcum and South Sandusky are managed and maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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