List of lakes in 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").

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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
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

D

Davis Lake, Lake County. 42°15′42″N 88°05′15″W / 42.26167°N 88.08750°W / 42.26167; -88.08750^[16]
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]
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

H

Hastings Lake, Lake County. 42°25′35″N 88°02′19″W / 42.42639°N 88.03861°W / 42.42639; -88.03861^[35]
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^[36]
Hifer Lake, McLean County. 40°39′42″N 88°36′36″W / 40.66167°N 88.61000°W / 40.66167; -88.61000^[37]
Highland Lake, Lake County. 42°21′40″N 88°03′43″W / 42.36111°N 88.06194°W / 42.36111; -88.06194^[38]
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^[39]
Honey Lake, Lake County. 42°12′02″N 88°07′48″W / 42.20056°N 88.13000°W / 42.20056; -88.13000^[40]
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^[41]
Kidd Lake, Monroe County
Lake Killarney, McHenry County
Kinkaid Lake (reservoir), Jackson County

L

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
Loch Lomond, Mundelein, Lake County
Long Lake
Loon Lake (East and West), Lake County
Lake Lou Yaeger, Montgomery County
Lake Louise in Barrington
Lake Louise near Bryon

M

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
Mill Creek Lake, 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

N

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

O

Lake Opeka, Des Plaines, Cook County
Otter Lake (reservoir), Macoupin County

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

R

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

S

Saint Marys Lake near Mundelein, Lake County
Sam Dale Lake (reservoir), Wayne County
Sand Lake, Lake County
Sangchris Lake (reservoir), Christian and Sangamon Counties
Lake Sara near Effingham
Senachwine Lake
Shabbona Lake (reservoir), DeKalb County
Shagbark Lake Near Des Plaines River, Illinois
Lake Shelbyville (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 (reservoir), Sangamon County
Sterling Lake, Lake County
Lake Summerset (reservoir), Stephenson and Winnebago Counties
Sun Lake, Lake County
Sylvan Lake, Lake County

T

Lake Taylorville (reservoir), Christian County
Third Lake
Lake Thunderbird (reservoir), Putnam County 41°12′25″N 89°26′49″W / 41.20694°N 89.44694°W / 41.20694; -89.44694^[42]
Tower Lakes

U

Upper Peoria Lake

V

Valley Lake, Lake County. 42°20′57″N 87°58′58″W / 42.34917°N 87.98278°W / 42.34917; -87.98278^[43]
Vandalia Lake (reservoir), Fayette County. 38°59′59″N 89°09′52″W / 38.99972°N 89.16444°W / 38.99972; -89.16444^[44]
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^[45]

W–Y

Waterford Lake near Lake Villa
Waverly Lake. Morgan County
West Frankfort Lake, Franklin County
Lake Wildwood (reservoir), Marshall County near Varna. 41°03′55″N 89°16′44″W / 41.06528°N 89.27889°W / 41.06528; -89.27889^[46]
Wolf Lake, Cook County
Wonder Lake, McHenry County
Woodhaven Lakes, Lee County
Wooster Lake, Lake County

Z

Lake Zurich, Lake County

Former lakes

Ferne Clyffe Lake, Johnson County
Lake Kanagga, Effingham County

References

Lakes of the United States

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State of Illinois

Springfield (capital)

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List of lakes in Illinois

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P–Q

R

S

T

U

V

W–Y

Z

Former lakes

See also

References