Lake Size: 297 acres (120 ha) Latitude: 39.0625 Longitude: -89.412222 Counties: Montgomery County
Information: Crab Orchard Lake was created when Crab Orchard Creek, a tributary of the Big Muddy River in southern Illinois, was dammed in the 1930s for purposes of recreation and flood control. The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge was established August 5, 1947 following the transfer of all land previously held by the Crab Orchard Creek Project and the Illinois Ordnance Plant to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fishing
The lake offers opportunities for boating, camping, fishing, and swimming. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has stocked the lake with largemouth bass, and starting in 2006 has also installed artificial spawning beds in the lake's Grassy Bay. As of 2008[update], the record largemouth caught in the lake weighed 10.6 pounds.[
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