Lake Shelbyville

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Lake Shelbyville
Shelbyville Lake and Dam on the Kaskaskia River
Location	Shelby County, Illinois
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary sources	Kaskaskia River West Okaw River
Primary outflows	Kaskaskia River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	11,100 acres (44.9 km²) (normal pool)
Surface elevation	183 metres (600.4 ft)
Settlements	Shelbyville, Illinois

Shelbyville Lake

Lake Shelbyville is an artificial lake located in Shelby County, Illinois and Moultrie County, Illinois created by damming the Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, Illinois. The lake's normal surface pool is 11,100 acres (44.9 km²) at an elevation of 183 metres (600.4 ft). The area that surrounds the lake is the Shelbyville State Fish and Wildlife Area. The lake is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the wildlife are is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

$57 million was appropriated for the dam and lake project. Ground breaking on the dam occurred May 4, 1963. Filling of the reservoir began August 1, 1970. The lake was officially dedicated September 12, 1970. The dam is 3,025 feet (922 m) long and 108 feet (32.9 m) tall with normal pool height 17 feet (5.2 m) below the top.[1]

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	Municipalities and Communities of Shelby County, Illinois (County Seat: Shelbyville)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Cowden \| Dollville \| Duvall \| Fancher \| Findlay \| Henton \| Herborn \| Herrick \| Hinton \| Kingman \| Middlesworth \| Mode \| Mowequa \| Oconee \| Radford \| Shelbyville \| Sigel \| Stewardson \| Strasburg \| Tower Hill \| Westervelt \| Windsor \| Yantisville
Townships	Ash Grove \| Big Spring \| Clarksburg \| Cold Spring \| Dry Point \| Flat Branch \| Herrick \| Holland \| Lakewood \| Moweaqua \| Oconee \| Okaw \| Penn \| Pickaway \| Prairie \| Richland \| Ridge \| Rose \| Rural \| Shelbyville \| Sigel \| Todds Point \| Tower Hill \| Windsor