Special thanks to the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln's Access to Recreation Endowment Fund for awarding CWLP a grant to build two accessible picnic areas in Center Park and Madonia Park East! The award was announced in late September.

City Water, Light & Power owns and manages Lake Springfield and its surrounding 57 miles of shoreline, which includes over 735 residential sites, eight public parks, and several public boat docks and launches. The lake and lake-area parks are host to some 600,000 recreational visitors each year.

The 4200-acre reservoir is the largest municipally owned lake in Illinois. Lake Springfield's primary purpose is to serve as the source of drinking water for the city of Springfield and several nearby communities. In addition, it is a major central Illinois recreation center, as well as the source of condenser cooling water for the utility's lakeshore power plant complex.
 
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Last update: 10/04/11