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.- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 404 feet (123 metres)
- …is also known as “Rend Lake Reservoir”
- Description: reservoir in southern Illinois, USA
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 situated 3½ miles southeast of Rend Lake.
Ina
Village
Ina is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. Ina is situated 4½ miles northeast of Rend Lake.
Ewing
Village
Ewing is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. Ewing is situated 6 miles east of Rend Lake.
Rend Lake
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Latitude
38.10964° or 38° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-88.96261° or 88° 57′ 45″ west
Open location code
86CH425P+VX
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