🌊 Horseshoe Lake (Madison County, Illinois)

United States · Americas · 38.70°N, 90.08°W

Horseshoe Lake, a National Natural Landmark, is located in the American Bottom of Illinois within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, is 2,400 acres (10 km2) in size, and is the second-largest natural lake in Illinois after Lake Michigan. An oxbow lake which is a remnant of a Mississippi River meander, the lake's elevation is 403 feet above sea level. The lake is the site of Horseshoe Lake State Park, which is 2,960 acres (12 km2) in size. The lake is bordered by the towns of Madison and Granite City. The lake is located within Nameoki Township, about four miles east of St. Louis, Missouri.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	38.70°N, 90.08°W · view on map

Horseshoe Lake (Madison County, Illinois) in United States, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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