Lake Lou Yaeger
Lake Lou Yaeger is a 1,300-acre reservoir located in Montgomery County, Illinois. Created by damming the West Fork of Illinois's Shoal Creek, it was built for recreation, sport fishing, and flood control purposes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litchfield.
Litchfield
Litchfield is a small city in Central Illinois. Since its founding in 1853, when the Terra Haute, Alton & St. Louis Railroad came through, Litchfield has been a stopover for travelers on the route between the major Midwestern cities of St. Louis and Chicago.Lake Lou Yaeger
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Montgomery, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22955° or 39° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
-89.59964° or 89° 35′ 59″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86FG6CH2+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 384976813OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4242556Wikidata ID
Q6476674
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lake Lou Yaeger” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Lou Yaeger”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunrise Hills and Stagecoach Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roberts Cemetery and Roberts Cemetery Savanna Nature Preserve.
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