Vandalia Lake

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Vandalia Lake
Coordinates 39°00′48″N89°08′29″W / 39.01333°N 89.14139°W / 39.01333; -89.14139
Type Reservoir

Vandalia Lake is a reservoir in Fayette County, Illinois. Served by Illinois Route 185 and by rural roads, it is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of the small Illinois city of Vandalia. The city, which owns the lake for flood control and water-supply purposes, reports that it is 660 acres in size and has a shoreline of 12 miles in length. The lake has a marina, boat dock, campground, and beach. [1] Lake fishing specializes in stocked bass, including largemouth bass. The lake also offers channel catfish and bluegill. [2] Much of the shore of the lake has been developed as real estate. [3]

Water from Vandalia Lake is released into Bear Creek, a tributary of the Kaskaskia River. The lake is located in Shafter Township and Sharon Township, with a tiny fragment of the lake extending into Bear Grove Township. [3] At the time of Abraham Lincoln's service as a pioneer state legislator in the nearby Vandalia State House State Historic Site, a local population of black bears inspired the name of the creek and prairie grove. The bears have since disappeared.

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References

  1. ↑ "Vandalia Lake". vandaliaillinois.com. City of Vandalia. 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fishing/Daily Limits". vandaliaillinois.com. City of Vandalia. 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. 1991. p. 70. ISBN   0-89933-213-7.
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