Rend Lake
Rend Lake is a 13-mile-long, 3-mile wide reservoir located in Southern Illinois in Franklin and Jefferson Counties near the town of Benton. It covers 18,900 acres, stores 185,000 acre-feet of water, and supplies over 15 million U.S. gallons of water per day to 300,000 persons in over 60 communities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in southern Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Rend Lake Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whittington and Ina.
Whittington
Hamlet
Whittington is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. Whittington is located near the eastern shore of Rend Lake and Exit 77 of Interstate 57. Whittington is situated 3½ miles southeast of Rend Lake.
Ina
Village
Ina is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,641 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ina is situated 4½ miles northeast of Rend Lake.
Ewing
Village
Ewing is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census. Ewing is situated 6 miles east of Rend Lake.
Rend Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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