Somonauk Creek Explained

Somonauk Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Illinois
Length:36miles
Source1:Spring (hydrosphere)
Source1 Location:Afton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
Source1 Coordinates:41.8186°N -88.7819°W
Mouth:Fox River (Illinois River tributary)
Mouth Location:Sheridan, Illinois, United States
Mouth Coordinates:41.5397°N -88.6856°W
Mouth Elevation:531feet
Extra:[1]

Somonauk Creek is a tributary of the Fox River, which it joins in the Northville Township part of Sheridan, Illinois, United States. Somonauk Creek is approximately in length,[2] and its source is 3.5miles north of Waterman.[3] It has been dammed to form Lake Holiday, south of the village of Somonauk. The lake is the second lake in the City of Sandwich, with the first, Lake Davis, having been drained in the early 1900s to create usable farmland. The community later needed a lake to replace the one it lost, so in agreement with the Village of Somonauk, the community decided to place a dam on Somonauk Creek to form the new lake. The lake was marketed to the suburbs of Chicago as a recreation spot, with the community later making it a permanent subdivision, with housing located around the whole lake.

Cities, towns and counties

The following cities, towns and villages are within the Somonauk watershed:

The following Illinois counties are partly drained by Somonauk Creek:

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Notes and References

  1. Stream. 422085. Somonauk Creek. 1980-01-15. 2009-03-29.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
  3. Web site: Erosion and Sediment Summary for Somonauk Creek Watershed. DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District. August 2008. 2009-03-29.