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Gallatin County18 lakes

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Hancock County13 lakes

Hardin County5 lakes

Henderson County33 lakes

Henry County15 lakes

Iroquois County7 lakes

Jackson County21 lakes

Jasper County8 lakes

Jefferson County12 lakes

Jersey County28 lakes

Jo Daviess County15 lakes

Johnson County13 lakes

Kane County17 lakes

Kankakee County5 lakes

Kendall County4 lakes

Knox County39 lakes

Lake County101 lakes

LaSalle County11 lakes

Lawrence County7 lakes

Lee County12 lakes

Livingston County3 lakes

Logan County5 lakes

Louisa County1 lake

Macon County8 lakes

Macoupin County46 lakes

Madison County49 lakes

Marion County20 lakes

Marshall County13 lakes

Mason County60 lakes

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McCracken County1 lake

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McHenry County21 lakes

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Mercer County20 lakes

Monroe County33 lakes

Montgomery County20 lakes

Morgan County22 lakes

Moultrie County6 lakes

Ogle County11 lakes

Peoria County39 lakes

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Piatt County3 lakes

Pike County53 lakes

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Randolph County17 lakes

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Scott County7 lakes

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Tazewell County51 lakes

Union County8 lakes

Vermilion County22 lakes

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Washington County19 lakes

Wayne County23 lakes

White County15 lakes

Whiteside County8 lakes

Will County30 lakes

Williamson County22 lakes

Winnebago County10 lakes

Woodford County10 lakes

MDMaryland384 lake profiles

MAMassachusetts2,396 lake profiles

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MNMinnesota9,392 lake profiles

MSMississippi1,482 lake profiles

MOMissouri2,510 lake profiles

MTMontana2,304 lake profiles

NENebraska901 lake profiles

NVNevada366 lake profiles

NHNew Hampshire1,250 lake profiles

NJNew Jersey1,017 lake profiles

NMNew Mexico6,538 lake profiles

NYNew York3,790 lake profiles

NCNorth Carolina2,053 lake profiles

NDNorth Dakota913 lake profiles

OHOhio1,294 lake profiles

OKOklahoma858 lake profiles

OROregon2,652 lake profiles

PAPennsylvania1,408 lake profiles

RIRhode Island389 lake profiles

SCSouth Carolina1,976 lake profiles

SDSouth Dakota747 lake profiles

TNTennessee1,364 lake profiles

TXTexas7,929 lake profiles

UTUtah1,134 lake profiles

VTVermont589 lake profiles

VAVirginia1,329 lake profiles

WAWashington3,344 lake profiles

WVWest Virginia240 lake profiles

WIWisconsin6,211 lake profiles

WYWyoming1,381 lake profiles

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