Lake Mattoon
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Lake Mattoon is a Script error: No such module "convert". reservoir located in Coles County, Illinois, Cumberland County, Illinois, and Shelby County, Illinois. Almost three-quarters of the lake, Script error: No such module "convert"., is located in Shelby County. The reservoir was built to supply tap water to Mattoon, Illinois and Neoga, but also provides fishing and boating recreation. The lake is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[1]
The lake is owned by the city of Mattoon. Boaters must buy a permit to use the lake. There is no power limit on the lake, which welcomes waterskiers. The lake is stocked with bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie. The nearest Interstate access is Exit 177 on Interstate 57.[2][3]
A large Reliant Energy electricity generating plant stands adjacent to the lake.
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- ↑ "Lake Mattoon Map", Mattoon Chamber of Commerce (no date), accessed July 23, 2007. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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- Protected areas of Coles County, Illinois
- Protected areas of Cumberland County, Illinois
- Reservoirs in Illinois
- Protected areas of Shelby County, Illinois
- Bodies of water of Coles County, Illinois
- Bodies of water of Cumberland County, Illinois
- Bodies of water of Shelby County, Illinois