Lake Bloomington

Lake Bloomington
Lake Bloomington, June 1973
Lake Bloomington
Location	McLean County, Illinois
Coordinates	40°39′41″N 88°56′10″W / 40.66139°N 88.93611°W / 40.66139; -88.93611
Type	Man-made lake
Primary inflows	Money Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	635 acres (257 ha)
Average depth	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Shore length1	18.5 mi (29.8 km)
Surface elevation	719 ft (219 m)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Bloomington is located near Hudson, Illinois, United States. Lake Bloomington is a man-made lake, the original purpose of constructing the lake was to supply Bloomington-Normal with a reliable, primary source of water. Lake Bloomington is fed by Money Creek, whose water source is mostly field runoff from around the Towanda area. There was a need for this water supply, extensive research and construction resulted in the project costing more than the expected amount. The lake has 635 acres (257 ha) and 18.5 miles (29.8 km) of shoreline.^[2] The average depth of the lake is 14.5 feet (4.4 m).