Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 1,550 acres (630 ha) in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona.
| Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
 Hiking trail and Shabbona Lake, Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area, November 2013 | |
  Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area | |
| Location | DeKalb County, Illinois, USA |
| Nearest city | Shabbona, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°44′22″N 88°51′08″W[1] |
| Area | 1,550 acres (630 ha) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
SEVENTY MILES west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and a 318.8-acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life.[2]
Notes
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shabbona Lake State Recreational Area
- "Parks". www.dnr.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
References
- "Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area". Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- USGS. "Shabbona Lake, USGS Shabbona Grove (IL) Quad". TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
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