Horseshoe Lake Boat Ramps

6 boat launches are mapped on Horseshoe Lake in Madison County, Alexander County, Illinois.

Horseshoe Lake facts

Surface area1,785 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 4 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 7.1 miles
Surface elevation325 ft above sea level
DamHorseshoe Lake Dam, completed 1950
Dam size10 ft high, earth dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (State)
Normal storage6,615 acre-feet
Impounded streamLake 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 IL50097). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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