Decatur, Lake (Ill.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Decatur, Lake (Ill.)
Other forms of name
Lake Decatur (Ill.)
Coordinates
-88.93333333 -88.93333333 39.81666667 39.81666667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Lakes Illinois
Reservoirs Illinois
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q6475596
Library of congress: sh 88006647
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Fitzpatrick, W.P. Sedimentation and hydrologic processes in Lake Decatur and its watershed, 1987.
  • Web. geog.

Wikipedia description:

Lake Decatur is a 2,800-acre (11 km2) reservoir located in the city of Decatur, Illinois, USA, east of downtown. The city and lake both share the name of U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur. The lake is 613 feet (187 m) above sea level and has a watershed of 925 square miles (2,400 km2) or 592,000 acres (240,000 ha) reaching into parts of seven counties. The largest lake on the Sangamon River, it was created in 1920–1922.

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