Aux Sable Lake
Aux Sable Lake is a lake in Grundy, Illinois. Aux Sable Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Divine, as well as near Sand Ridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dresden Generating Station and Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area.
Dresden Generating Station
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Dresden Generating Station is the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States. Dresden 1 was activated in 1960 and retired in 1978. Dresden Generating Station is situated 2½ miles east of Aux Sable Lake.
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
Nature reserve
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is situated 2 miles south of Aux Sable Lake.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
Nature reserve
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 1,300 acres in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. It is an artificial cooling pond originally excavated to enable the operation of the now defunct Collins Generating Station. Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area is situated 2½ miles southwest of Aux Sable Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minooka and Channahon.
Minooka
Town
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Minooka is a village in Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,758 at the 2020 census, up from 10,924 at the 2010 census. The village is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Minooka is situated 5 miles northeast of Aux Sable Lake.
Channahon
Town
Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the confluence of the Des Plaines, Kankakee, and DuPage rivers, where they form the Illinois River. Channahon is situated 5 miles northeast of Aux Sable Lake.
Aux Sable Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Grundy, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3967° or 41° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
-88.3134° or 88° 18′ 48″ westElevation
489 feet (149 metres)Open location code
86HH9MWP+MJGeoNames ID
4883868
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