Английская Википедия:Grays Lake (Illinois)

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Grays Lake is a Шаблон:Convert kettle lake[1] located in the Village of Grayslake in Lake County, Illinois.

Local regulations

Motorized watercraft are generally not allowed on the lake. Largemouth bass must be 15 inches long or longer to keep while northern pike must be 24 inches long or longer to keep. 2 line limit

Statistics

Grays Lake contains approximately Шаблон:Convert of water covering approximately Шаблон:Convert. Water depth is approximately Шаблон:Convert[2] at its deepest point and averages Шаблон:Convert deep. The lake is nearly Шаблон:Convert wide and Шаблон:Convert long with about Шаблон:Convert of lake shore.[3]

Watershed

Grays Lake lies at the top of and drains into the Mill Creek, watershed. The Mill Creek watershed lies in the Des Plaines River watershed, which lies in the Illinois River watershed, which lies in the Mississippi River watershed, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean.

Fauna

Fish Largemouth bass, crappie, northern pike, yellow perch, sunfish, carp and catfish.[4]

Mammals Fox, coyote, gray squirrel, chipmunk, raccoon, bat

Amphibians Frog

Birds Turkey vulture, American robin, American goldfinch, blue heron, mallard duck, swan, dark-eyed junco, red-tailed hawk

Reptiles Common snapping turtle

Flora

Pickerel rush

Jones Island

At the west end of the lake is a peninsula called Jones Island. This area, previously a marsh, was filled in to improve recreational opportunities.[5][6]

References

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External links

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