Lake Carroll (Illinois)

Lake Carroll
Location Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois
Coordinates 42°10′48″N 89°53′24″W / 42.18000°N 89.89000°W / 42.18000; -89.89000Coordinates: 42°10′48″N 89°53′24″W / 42.18000°N 89.89000°W / 42.18000; -89.89000
Type Reservoir
Basin countries United States
Surface area 640 acres (260 ha)
Surface elevation 738 feet (225 m)
Frozen December to March
Settlements Lake Carroll
References [1][2]

Lake Carroll is a reservoir in Carroll County, Illinois, located north of Lanark. The lake is the largest private lake in the state of Illinois, which contains 22 miles of shoreline and 636 acres of water.[3]

Geography

Lake Carroll is located at 42°10′48″N 89°53′24″W / 42.18000°N 89.89000°W / 42.18000; -89.89000 (42.1800213, -89.8901216), at an elevation of 738 feet (225 m).[2] Lake Carroll is located in the northwestern corner of Illinois.

History

In 1970, Russwood Inc. purchased 5,000 acres of land for 50 million dollars and began to create the second home community known as Lake Carroll.[4] The company went bankrupt and foreclosed in 1976. The property put in a trust until it was transferred to the Lake Carroll Property Owners Association in 1990.[5]

Creation

The Lake is a reservoir, which means that it was man made. In 1974, A dam across the east fork of Plum River formed the lake. In the process, approximately 1 mile of Illinois Route 64 and U.S. Route 52 would be inundated along with two farms and their existing outbuildings.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lakecarrollassociation.com/Welcome
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Carroll
  3. ↑ "Lake Carroll Illinois a great place to visit or live". www.visitlakecarroll.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  4. ↑ "The Daily Herald from Chicago, Illinois · Page 33". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  5. ↑ "ATSDR-PHA-HC-Lanark City Dump-p1". www.atsdr.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  6. ↑ "http://www.isws.uiuc.edu/pubdoc/RI/ISWSRI-58.pdf" (PDF). www.isws.uiuc.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-13. External link in |title= (help)
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