Lake Bracken

Lake Bracken is a reservoir in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States. Managed by the Lake Bracken Country Club, the lake was formed in 1921 with the damming of Brush Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abingdon and Knoxville.

Abingdon

Village

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The City of Abingdon is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 50 miles west of Peoria. The population was 2,951 as of the 2020 census. Abingdon is situated 4½ miles southwest of Lake Bracken.

Knoxville

Village

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Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,901 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area Knoxville is located just southeast of the City of Galesburg. Knoxville is situated 5 miles northeast of Lake Bracken.

Galesburg

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Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles northwest of Peoria. At the 2020 census, its population was 30,052. Galesburg is the home of Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a community college named for native-born poet Carl Sandburg.

Lake Bracken

Type: Reservoir
Description: body of water
Category: body of water
Location: Knox, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.86227° or 40° 51′ 44″ north

Longitude

-90.35918° or 90° 21′ 33″ west

Elevation

692 feet (211 metres)

Open location code

86GFVJ6R+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40799386

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4832076

Wikidata ID

Q6475050

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In Other Languages

“Lake Bracken” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Llyn Bracken”

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Notable Places Nearby

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