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Lake Charleston (Illinois)

Coordinates: 39°28′00″N 88°08′45″W / 39.4667903°N 88.1457023°W / 39.4667903; -88.1457023
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Lake Charleston
Location of Lake Charleston in Illinois, USA.
Location of Lake Charleston in Illinois, USA.
Lake Charleston
Location of Lake Charleston in Illinois, USA.
Location of Lake Charleston in Illinois, USA.
Lake Charleston
LocationColes County, Illinois
Coordinates39°28′00″N 88°08′45″W / 39.4667903°N 88.1457023°W / 39.4667903; -88.1457023
Typereservoir


Lake Charleston is a reservoir in Coles County, Illinois.[1] Served by Illinois Route 130, it is 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the Illinois city of Charleston.[2] Much of the lake is surrounded by city parkland, and a lakeside circular trail is 3.6 miles (6.0 km) in length. Power boats are allowed, but the lake enforces a no-wake rule. There is a fishing pier.[3]

The lake is located in Charleston Township and the adjacent Hutton Township. The reservoir is fed by the adjacent Embarras River, which was dammed by engineers to create the reservoir.[2] The reservoir is served by Exit 119 on Interstate 70 in nearby Cumberland County.[2]

Looking west from the levee at sunset; Lake Charleston

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Charleston (Illinois)
  2. ^ a b c Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. 1991. p. 72. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.
  3. ^ "Lake Charleston Trails and Map". charlestonillinois.org. Charleston, Illinois. 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2021.