Lake Springfield

The Beach at Lake Springfield will not be open for swimming during Summer 2010. The Beach House is still available for rent for private parties. Click here for information about the Beach House.

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: 08/09/10

Lake Springfield turns 75 in 2010!
Learn more about it,
including how to order your
free commemorative pamphlet.

This graphic promotes a video titled Giving Birth to a Dream: Building Lake Springfield. Clicking on the dark brown button will start the video in Windows Media Player or a similar program if your computer is equipped with one.

Have a special memory, story or photo of Lake Springfield you'd like to share? Email us. (Please attach photos in TIF, JPG, EPS or GIF format if possible and identify what is happening in each photo.)

View a pictorial record of the replacement of Spaulding Dam Gate Number 3. Click on the yellow button to open a photo gallery.

Planning a special event?
Check out the many amenities offered in our lake-area parks, including the Beach House and Bridgeview Building, ball diamonds, pavilions, and play-ground equipment. To reserve your space, call (217) 757-8660, ext. 1011. Or send us an email.

Online Lake Maps . . .
n General map of the lake
n Lake-area parks map
n E.coli measurements map
n Dissolved oxygen and
temperature levels map

Springfields Water Story: Planning for the Future. A video about Springfields need for a supplemental water supply and the available alternatives. Click on the yellow button to open the video in Windows Media Player or a similar program if your computer is equipped with one.

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