Carlyle Lake

Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake over the Coles Creek Recreation Area
Location of Carlyle Lake in Illinois, USA.
Location of Carlyle Lake in Illinois, USA.
Carlyle Lake
Location of Carlyle Lake in Illinois, USA.
Location of Carlyle Lake in Illinois, USA.
Carlyle Lake
LocationClinton / Fayette / Bond counties, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates38°37′8.18″N 89°21′10.28″W / 38.6189389°N 89.3528556°W / 38.6189389; -89.3528556 (Dam)
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsKaskaskia River, North Fork
Primary outflowsKaskaskia River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length15 miles (24.1 km)
Max. width3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Surface area26,000 acres (105.2 km2)
Average depth11 feet (3.4 m)
Max. depth35 feet (10.7 m)
Shore length185 miles (136.8 km)
Surface elevation445 feet (135.6 m)
SettlementsCarlyle, Keyesport
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Carlyle Lake is a 25,000-acre (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.