Little Swan Lake

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Little Swan Lake
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Little Swan Lake
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Little Swan Lake
Location Warren County, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 40°40′00″N90°32′21″W / 40.66667°N 90.53917°W / 40.66667; -90.53917 Coordinates: 40°40′00″N90°32′21″W / 40.66667°N 90.53917°W / 40.66667; -90.53917
Type Artificial lake
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area250 acres (100 ha) [1]
Surface elevation656 ft (200 m) [2]

Little Swan Lake is an artificial lake in southeastern Warren County in the U.S. state of Illinois, due west of the village of Avon. [2] The lake is impounded by Little Swan Lake Dam, completed in 1967. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Little Swan Lake". Warren County. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. 1 2 "Little Swan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  3. "Little Swan Lake Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  4. "Little Swan Lake History". Little Swan Lake. Retrieved 2013-08-05.