Carlyle Lake

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Name: Carlyle Lake
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: Artificial lake
Progression: Kaskaskia River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Continental
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Carlyle Lake is a 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. Carlyle Lake is used by many for boating, particularly sailing. Many use the lake to catch channel catfish, flatheads, largemouth bass, white bass, crappie, and bluegill.

Carlyle Lake

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