Grandwood Lake
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| Grandwood Lake | |
|---|---|
  Grandwood Lake  Grandwood Lake | |
| Location | Grandwood Park |
| Coordinates | 42°23′25″N 87°59′35″W / 42.3903°N 87.9930°W |
| Type | Man-made (technically, a reservoir) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Average depth | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Max. depth | 6.7 ft (2.0 m) |
| Shore length1 | 0.8 mi (1.3 km) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Grandwood Lake is a small man-made lake in Lake County, Illinois. It is located within the census-designated place of Grandwood Park, near the intersection of Illinois Route 132 and U.S. Route 45. It is home to many different species of fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Mill Creek, a tributary of the Des Plaines River, flows through the lake.[1]
In 1941 an unnamed farmer built a small timber dam that barred Mill Creek. This subsequently resulted in the formation of the lake that same year.[2]
After the Des Plaines River Flood of 2017 the then-76-year-old dam was in dire straits. Large floods began to consume the adjoining parks and residences every spring and summer even prior to the flood. By 2019 the Grandwood Park Park District, which owns the lake, got around to draining the lake and constructing a new concrete and steel dam. The delay was largely impacted by a lack of funding. Despite the final cost being unknown, it was originally estimated to be between $900,000 and $1.7 million.[3]