Frentress Lake is a backwater lake located on the eastern side of the Mississippi River in Jo Daviess County in northern Illinois, to the southeast of East Dubuque.[1] Homes on Frentress Lake experienced flooding in April 2011.[2]
Frentress Lake | |
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Location | Jo Daviess County |
Coordinates | 42°27′48″N 90°36′39″W / 42.4633379°N 90.6109613°W |
Primary inflows | Mississippi River |
Primary outflows | Mississippi River |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Max. width | 0.25 mi (0.40 km) |
Surface area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
Average depth | 5–20 ft (1.5–6.1 m) |
Max. depth | 46 ft (14 m) |
Surface elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
References
edit- ^ "Frentress Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Wiedemann, Katie. "Flooding Impacts Homes in East Dubuque". KCRG-TV. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.