Lake Lou Yaeger Boat Ramps
2 boat launches are mapped on Lake Lou Yaeger in Montgomery County, Illinois.
Lake Lou Yaeger facts
| Surface area | 1,369 acres |
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| Type | Reservoir |
| Average depth | about 11 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area) |
| Shoreline length | about 15.4 miles |
| Surface elevation | 597 ft above sea level |
| Dam | Lake Lou Yaeger Dam, completed 1966 |
| Dam size | 54 ft high, 1,270 ft long, earth dam |
| Dam purposes | Recreation, Water Supply |
| Dam owner | CITY OF LITCHFIELD (Local Government) |
| Normal storage | 15,380 acre-feet |
| Impounded stream | West Fork 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 IL00693). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.
Wildlife you might see at Lake Lou Yaeger
Most-observed birds: Indigo Bunting (5), Red-bellied Woodpecker (5), Great Blue Heron (2), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2), Northern House Wren (2), American Robin (2), Red-headed Woodpecker (2), Mourning Dove (1), American White Pelican (1), Ring-billed Gull (1).
Other wildlife: Northern Slimy Salamander (3), Blanchard's Cricket Frog (2), Rough Greensnake (1), Common Raccoon (1), White-tailed Deer (1), Southern Leopard Frog (1).
Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (36 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.
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