Governor Bond Lake Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Governor Bond Lake in Bond County, Illinois.
Governor Bond Lake facts
| Surface area | 779 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 13 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 9.9 miles |
| Surface elevation | 531 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Greenville New City Dam, completed 1969 |
| Dam size | 40 ft high, 1,200 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation, Water Supply |
| Dam owner | CITY OF GREENVILLE (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 9,900 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | Kingsbury Branch Shoal Creek |
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID IL00594). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Governor Bond Lake
Most-observed birds: Turkey Vulture (1), Great Blue Heron (1), Swan Goose (1), Eastern Wood-Pewee (1), Red-headed Woodpecker (1), Great Egret (1).
Other wildlife: American Toad (2), DeKay's Brownsnake (1), Southern Leopard Frog (1), Northern Short-tailed Shrew (1), Blanchard's Cricket Frog (1).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (11 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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Counties
- Bond County (2)