Lake Springfield (Illinois)

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Name: Lake Springfield (Illinois)
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: River
Progression: Sugar Creek (Sangamon River tributary) -> Sangamon River -> Illinois River (Mississippi tributary) -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Lake Springfield is a 16.05 km2 reservoir in the southeast of the capital city of Springfield, Illinois. It is 170 m above sea level. The lake was formed by building Spaulding Dam across Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Sangamon River. It is the largest municipally owned body of water in Illinois. The lake and the lands adjoining it are all owned by City Water, Light & Power, the municipal utility for the city of Springfield, which operates the Dallman Power Plant at the lake's north end. Multiple city parks border its more than 80 km of shoreline.

Lake Springfield (Illinois)

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