Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Shawnee National Forest. It doesn't name Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area temporarily closed due to road work
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Boil Water Order at Pharaoh Campground at Garden of the Gods
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
McClure Road Closed
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Lane reduction on bridge near IL Iron Furnace
Agency alert covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Failing Culvert on Oakwood Bottoms Road FSR # 786
Agency alert covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shawnee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake is a 6-acre lake in Illinois, at about 393 feet.
- B: Bull AreaRock climbing4.4 mi
Beaver TrailHikingPhoto: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.6 mi- A: Main AreaRock climbing4.6 mi
- USFS Trail #187HikingPhoto: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.6 mi
- Pine Ridge-Pounds HollowCamping4.9 mi
- Pounds Hollow LakeBoat launch5.1 mi
- Little Eagle CreekCanoeing5.9 mi
- Camp Cadiz CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Long PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Cattail SloughLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Round PondLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Cow Pond SloughLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Hulda LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Joes SloughLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Cattail SloughLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Beaver PondLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Eldorado ReservoirLake fishing · ~30 min drive
- Hovey LakeLake fishing · ~31 min drive
Best time to visit Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
47° / 28°
9 wet
Mar
56° / 36°
10 wet
Apr
68° / 46°
11 wet
May
77° / 56°
11 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
9 wet
Jul
88° / 68°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
81° / 59°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 47°
7 wet
Nov
56° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
45° / 29°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jt Myers Locks & Dam, IN, 15 mi away at 340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
