Lake Opeka

Lake Opeka is a small, 40 acres lake in Des Plaines, . It is located in the Des Plaines Park District's 76-acre Lake Park. The man-made lake was created out of what had been farmland to provide dirt for the construction of nearby Interstate 90.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake of the United States of America
  • Also known as: Des Plaines Lake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allstate Arena and Maine West High School.

Stadium
is a multi-purpose arena in , United States, northwest of , located at the corner of Mannheim Road and Lunt Avenue, just north of Mannheim Road's interchange with the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway about 3 miles north of .

School
, also known as Maine West or MWHS, is a public four-year high school located in , a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.

Photo: Smokepacks, CC0.
The is a pine located in , in the United States. It was featured in the cover art for the 2019 album 1000 gecs by the American musical duo 100 gecs; the tree has since become a popular attraction for fans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosemont and Des Plaines.

is a city in Cook County in the state of , just outside of . It does enormous business as the primary hotel supplier for , but has a couple of the region's best-known concert venues as well.

is in . It is an inner-ring, northwest suburb of Chicago with two distinct portions: a suburban northern portion reminiscient of other, nearby northwest suburbs, as well as a built-up southern portion with the businesses, hotels, and other amenities of the O'Hare Airport corridor.

is a city in the of , just outside of . It has a lively uptown area that has plenty of local businesses and restaurants.

Lake Opeka

Latitude
42.01292° or 42° 0′ 47″ north
Longitude
-87.89668° or 87° 53′ 48″ west
Elevation
630 feet (192 metres)
Open location code
86JJ2473+58
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35370203
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
4904848
Wiki­data ID
Q6477209
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Opeka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Lake Opeka” goes by many names.
  • French: Lake Opeka
  • Welsh: Llyn Opeka

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riverview and Oasis Mobile Home Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Park and Lake Park Golf Course.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Opeka”. Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.