Lake Arlington (Illinois)
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| Lake Arlington | |
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 Aerial shot of Lake Arlington | |
  Lake Arlington | |
| Location | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42°06′53″N 87°57′33″W / 42.11472°N 87.95917°W |
| Type | Human-made lake, detention lake |
| Basin countries | United States of America |
| Surface area | 50-acre (20 ha) |
Lake Arlington is a human-made, 50-acre (20 ha) detention lake in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The lake's average depth is between 5 and 7 feet (1.5 and 2.1 m).[1]
In the early 1980s, the land now containing Lake Arlington was purchased from local farmers by the Village of Arlington Heights for a sum of $2 million. With the goal of creating a stormwater detention basin for McDonald Creek, construction of the lake began in 1985. This project, costing Arlington Heights and surrounding suburbs $9 million, resulted in the 50 acres (20 ha) lake.
In 1990, the Arlington Heights Park District revealed plans to develop the land surrounding the lake into a park. On September 22, 1990, the land was ceremonially given to the park district by the village. According to the Chicago Tribune, the initial development plan was estimated to "cost about $1.75 million" and was to "include a lighted parking lot for 64 cars, boat docks and storage, a fishing dock, a bicycle path, and most likely a playground and a small building with a concession stand and washrooms."[1] The park officially opened on June 6, 1992, and all phases of the project were completed by 1995.[2]
