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").

A[]

Anderson Lake, Fulton County
, Antioch, Lake County. 42°28′07″N 88°05′54″W / 42.46861°N 88.09833°W / 42.46861; -88.09833^[1]
(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]
(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
, 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]
, 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
(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 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
, 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
, 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[]

, 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
, Lake County. 42°25′21″N 88°04′01″W / 42.42250°N 88.06694°W / 42.42250; -88.06694^[17]
, 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
, 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]
, Lake County. 42°22′43″N 88°09′21″W / 42.37861°N 88.15583°W / 42.37861; -88.15583^[21]
(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]
, 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
(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 County. 42°17′13″N 88°06′40″W / 42.28694°N 88.11111°W / 42.28694; -88.11111^[27]
, 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
, 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
(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
, Lake County. 42°26′33″N 88°09′42″W / 42.44250°N 88.16167°W / 42.44250; -88.16167^[33]
, 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
, McHenry County. 42°17′19″N 88°13′05″W / 42.28861°N 88.21806°W / 42.28861; -88.21806^[35]

H[]

, 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
, Lake County. 42°26′19″N 88°02′50″W / 42.43861°N 88.04722°W / 42.43861; -88.04722^[37]
, McLean County. 40°39′42″N 88°36′36″W / 40.66167°N 88.61000°W / 40.66167; -88.61000^[38]
, 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
(reservoir), Lake County. 42°27′03″N 88°02′22″W / 42.45083°N 88.03944°W / 42.45083; -88.03944^[40]
, 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[]

(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[]

Lake in the Hills
, 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)
(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
Pana Lake, a man made lake Christian and Shelby Counties
Paragon Lake, also a man made lake in Christian County

R[]

Raccoon Lake, Marion County
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[]

Saganashkee Slough, Cook County
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 Storey, Galesburg, Illinois
Lake Summerset (reservoir), Stephenson and Winnebago Counties
Sun Lake, Lake County
Sylvan Lake, Lake County

T[]

Lake Taylorville (reservoir), Christian County
Third Lake
(reservoir), Putnam County 41°12′25″N 89°26′49″W / 41.20694°N 89.44694°W / 41.20694; -89.44694^[43]
Tower Lakes

U[]

Upper Peoria Lake

V[]

, 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
(reservoir), McDonough County. 40°18′18″N 90°27′42″W / 40.30500°N 90.46167°W / 40.30500; -90.46167^[46]

W–Y[]

Washington County State Lake
Waterford Lake near Lake Villa
Waverly Lake. Morgan County
West Frankfort Lake, Franklin County
(reservoir), Marshall County near Varna. 41°03′55″N 89°16′44″W / 41.06528°N 89.27889°W / 41.06528; -89.27889^[47]
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[]

[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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Contents

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[]