Argyle Lake State Park

Infobox lake
lake_name = Argyle Lake
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location = McDonough County, Illinois
coords = coord|40|27|19|N|90|47|20|W|type:waterbody_region:US-IL|display=inline,title
type = artificial
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basin_countries = United States
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area = 93 acre (0.38 km²)
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elevation = convert|611|ft|m|abbr=on
islands =
cities = Infobox_protected_area | name = Argyle Lake State Park, Illinois, USA
iucn_category = III


caption = Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Argyle Lake State Park
locator_x = 70
locator_y = 145
location = McDonough County, Illinois, USA
nearest_city = Colchester, Illinois
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 27
lat_seconds = 19
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 47
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
area = 1,700 acres (6.88 km²)
established = 1948
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governing_body = Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Argyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. The 1,700 acre (6.88 km²) park is home to the 93 acre (0.38 km²) Argyle Lake and 5 miles (8 km) of hiking trails and wooded campsites.

Once the home of "Argyle Hollow," a location on the stagecoach route between Galesburg and Beardstown, the land was purchased by the state in 1948 from local farmers and the state park was founded. Argyle Lake, an artificial lake, was later created by damming a nearby water source.

References

*cite web |url= http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/Parks/R1/ARGYLE.HTM |title= Argyle Lake - State Park|accessdate=2007-03-28 |publisher = Illinois Department of Natural Resources
*cite news | author= USGS | url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=40.45528&lon=-90.78889&datum=nad27&u=6&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 | title= United States Geological Survey Topographic Map, USGS Colchester (IL) Quad | publisher= TopoQuest | accessdate= 2008-06-30
*gnis|403604