Powerton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
7982 S. Park Rd., Manito, IL 61546
State Parks & National Forest
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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