Lake Mattoon

Lake Mattoon
Lake Mattoon
Location	Coles County, Illinois; Cumberland County, Illinois; Shelby County, Illinois
Coordinates	39°20′00″N 88°28′54″W
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Little Wabash River
Primary outflows	Little Wabash River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	4 mi (6.4 km)
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.8 km)
Surface area	1,050 acres (420 ha)
Average depth	10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Max. depth	35 ft (11 m)
Water volume	2,600,000,000 US gal (0.0098 km3)
Shore length1	55.5 mi (90 km)
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Mattoon is a 1,050-acre (4.2 km²) reservoir located in Coles County, Illinois, Cumberland County, Illinois, and Shelby County, Illinois. Almost three-quarters of the lake, 765 acres (3.1 km²), is located in Shelby County. The reservoir was built to supply tap water to Mattoon, Illinois and Neoga, but also provides fishing and boating recreation. The lake is 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) wide.[1]

The lake is owned by the city of Mattoon. Boaters must buy a permit to use the lake. There is no power limit on the lake, which welcomes waterskiers. The lake is stocked with bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie. The nearest Interstate access is Exit 177 on Interstate 57.[2][3]

A large Reliant Energy electricity generating plant stands adjacent to the lake.

References

Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.
"Lake Mattoon Map", Mattoon Chamber of Commerce (no date), accessed July 23, 2007. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Lake Mattoon", Illinois Department of Natural Resources, accessed July 23, 2007. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[DeLorme-1] Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 1991. ISBN 0-89933-213-7.

[Mattoon-2] "Lake Mattoon Map", Mattoon Chamber of Commerce (no date), accessed July 23, 2007. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Fish-3] "Lake Mattoon", Illinois Department of Natural Resources, accessed July 23, 2007. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)