Largest lakes & reservoirs in Southern by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Illinois > Southern > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 10 articles we have published for Southern lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Rend Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
18,900 ac | Rend Lake, located in southern Illinois, is a fantastic place to enjoy all sorts of outdoor recreational activities. This reservoir, the second larges… |
| Crab Orchard Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
6,695 ac | Crab Orchard Lake is the largest of three reservoirs that are part of the 43,899-acre Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Williamson… |
| Kinkaid Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
2,350 ac | Kinkaid Lake is a scenic 2,350-acre reservoir surrounded by sandstone bluffs and rolling hills of oaks and hickories on the edge of the Shawnee Nation… |
| Lake of Egypt (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
2,300 ac | She settles herself into the kayak and pushes away from the shore. The small boat cuts through the fog rising from the surface of the lake, and she tu… |
| Cedar Lake IL (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
1,750 ac | Cedar Lake is located at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. This 1,750-acre reservoir was created by the City of Carbondale… |
| Little Grassy Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
1,000 ac | Surrounded by watchful forest trees and open grasslands, the Little Grassy Lake is a quiet body of water sitting in the middle of a Southern Illinois… |
| East Fork Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
934 ac | Also known as East Fork Reservoir East Fork Lake, in the Southern Region of Illinois, is a well-kept secret in a land of many secrets. The southern third of Illinois has been known as… |
| Devils Kitchen Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
810 ac | Also known as Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Devils Kitchen Lake is one of three lakes (the other two are Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake) that are part of the Crab Orchard National Wild… |
| Forbes Lake (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, USA) |
543 ac | What started as a humble two acre lake in a twenty acre park has grown into one of southern Illinois’ best fishing lakes and a great family destinatio… |
| Lake Centralia (Illinois, Midwest, Southern, Southwest, USA) |
400 ac | Illinois’ Lake Centralia is an alluring 400-acre body of water that was constructed in 1910. It is located in the heart of Marion County, a region nam… |
