Vandalia Lake

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'''Vandalia Lake''' is a reservoir in [[Fayette County, Illinois]]. Served by [[Illinois Route 185]] and by rural roads, it is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the small Illinois city of [[Vandalia, Illinois|Vandalia]]. The city, which owns the lake for flood control and water-supply purposes, reports that it is 660 acres in size and has a shoreline of 12 miles in length. The lake has a marina, boat dock, campground, and beach.<ref name="Vandalia">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Lake fishing specializes in stocked bass, including [[largemouth bass]]. The lake also offers [[channel catfish]] and [[bluegill]].<ref name="Vandalia-fish">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Much of the shore of the lake has been developed as real estate.<ref name="DeLorme">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

Water from Vandalia Lake is released into Bear Creek, a tributary of the [[Kaskaskia River]]. The lake is located in [[Shafter Township, Fayette County, Illinois|Shafter Township]] and [[Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois|Sharon Township]], with a tiny fragment of the lake extending into [[Bear Grove Township, Fayette County, Illinois|Bear Grove Township]].<ref name="DeLorme"/> At the time of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s service as a pioneer state legislator in the nearby [[Vandalia State House State Historic Site]], a local population of [[black bear]]s gave their name to the creek and prairie grove. The bears have disappeared.

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[[Category:Bodies of water of Fayette County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Illinois]]

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