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Carlyle Lake
Reservoir in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carlyle Lake is a 25,000-acre (101.2 km2) 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 within the state.
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Carlyle Lake | |
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![]() Carlyle Lake over the Coles Creek Recreation Area | |
Location | Clinton / Fayette / Bond counties, Illinois, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°37′8.18″N 89°21′10.28″W (Dam) |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Kaskaskia River, North Fork |
Primary outflows | Kaskaskia River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 15 miles (24.1 km) |
Max. width | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
Surface area | 26,000 acres (105.2 km2) |
Average depth | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
Max. depth | 35 feet (10.7 m) |
Shore length1 | 85 miles (136.8 km) |
Surface elevation | 445 feet (135.6 m) |
Settlements | Carlyle, Keyesport |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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