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 36 miles (58 km) in length,[2] and its source is 3.5 mi (6 km) 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.

Somonauk Creek
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CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
Physical characteristics
SourceSpring (hydrosphere)
 • locationAfton Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
 • coordinates41°49′7″N 88°46′55″W / 41.81861°N 88.78194°W / 41.81861; -88.78194
MouthFox River (Illinois River tributary)
 • location
Sheridan, Illinois, United States
 • coordinates
41°32′23″N 88°41′8″W / 41.53972°N 88.68556°W / 41.53972; -88.68556
 • elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Length36 mi (58 km)
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Cities, towns and counties

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

The following Illinois counties are partly drained by Somonauk Creek:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Somonauk Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1980-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
  3. ^ "Erosion and Sediment Summary for Somonauk Creek Watershed" (PDF). DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District. August 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
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COMMUNITY 3
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