The 26,000-acre Carlyle Lake reservoir opened in 1967 and has become a favorite spot for water sports, hunting, wildlife viewing, and other outdoor recreational activities in Illinois.
With five known nesting locations, it also is a hot spot to view the state-threatened osprey. It was not always this way.
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