| Grays Lake | |
| Location: | Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois |
| Coords: | 42.3411°N -88.045°W |
| Lake Type: | kettle lake |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Length: | 0.53miles |
| Width: | 0.3miles |
| Area: | 80acres |
| Depth: | 4feet |
| Max-Depth: | 18feet |
| Volume: | 112e6USgal |
| Shore: | 2miles |
| Elevation: | 240m (790feet) |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Grays Lake in Illinois, USA. |
Grays Lake is a 80acres kettle lake[1] located in the Village of Grayslake in Lake County, Illinois.
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
Grays Lake contains approximately 112e6USgal of water covering approximately 80acres. Water depth is approximately [2] at its deepest point and averages deep. The lake is nearly 0.3miles wide and 0.53miles long with about 2miles of lake shore.[3]
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.
FishLargemouth bass, crappie, northern pike, yellow perch, sunfish, carp and catfish.[4]
MammalsFox, coyote, gray squirrel, chipmunk, raccoon, bat
AmphibiansAmerican bullfrog
BirdsTurkey vulture, American robin, American goldfinch, blue heron, mallard duck, swan, dark-eyed junco, red-tailed hawk, Bald eagle
ReptilesCommon snapping turtle
Pickerel rush
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]