Argyle Lake State Park
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| Argyle Lake | |
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| Location | McDonough County, Illinois |
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| Lake type | artificial |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 93 acre (0.38 km²) |
| Surface elevation | 611 ft (186 m) |
| Argyle Lake State Park, Illinois, USA | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location | McDonough County, Illinois, USA |
| Nearest city | Colchester, Illinois |
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| Area | 1,700 acres (6.88 km²) |
| Established | 1948 |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. The 1,700 acre (6.88 km²) park is home to the 93 acre (0.38 km²) Argyle Lake and 5 miles (8 km) of hiking trails and wooded campsites.
Once the home of "Argyle Hollow," a location on the stagecoach route between Galesburg and Beardstown, the land was purchased by the state in 1948 from local farmers and the state park was founded. Argyle Lake, an artificial lake, was later created by damming a nearby water source.
[edit] References
- Argyle Lake - State Park. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- USGS. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, USGS Colchester (IL) Quad", TopoZone. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- USGS GNIS: Argyle Lake State Park
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