Shabbona Lake State Park
1978 establishments in IllinoisBodies of water of DeKalb County, IllinoisChicago metropolitan area geography stubsIUCN Category IIIProtected areas established in 1978 ... and 4 more
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Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on 1,550 acres (630 ha) in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. Its name derives from the Potawatomi leader Shabbona. Seventy miles west of Chicago, off U.S. 30, urban landscape gives way to 1,550 acres (630 ha) of rolling prairie and a 318.8 acres (129.0 ha) man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
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Tomahawk Trail, Shabbona Township
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 41.739444444444 ° | E -88.852222222222 ° |
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Tomahawk Trail
Tomahawk Trail
60550 Shabbona Township
Illinois, United States
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