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Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

7982 S. Park Rd., Manito, IL 61546

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Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois State Park in Manito.

The lake was built on the floodplain of the Illinois River in 1971 by Commonwealth Edison Company as a cooling reservoir for the fossil-fuel power plant. Today, the completely diked, 1,426-acre lake is leased for visitor hunting and fishing.

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