Lake Carlton (Illinois)

Lake Carlton is a reservoir in the Morrison-Rockwood State Park in Whiteside County in northern Illinois.

Lake Carlton
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Location	Whiteside County, Illinois
Coordinates	41°50′42″N 89°57′56″W
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	78 acres (32 ha)
Average depth	12 ft (3.7 m)[1]
Max. depth	27 ft (8.2 m)[1]
Shore length^1	2.9 mi (4.7 km)[1]
Surface elevation	659 ft (201 m)
References	[2]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is managed for sport fishing, including largemouth and rock bass, black crappie, channel catfish, redear sunfish, bluegill, muskie and walleye.[1]

References

1. Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Morrison-Rockwood State park Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Carlton