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    It's always fun to stop by Fresh Water Lake. Man, is there a lot of amusing stuff to do in the vicinity of Fresh Water Lake. There are other places here than Fresh Water Lake, for example Eagle Number 2 Lake, and there's good hiking along the Shore to Shore Horse Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Fresh Water Lake Dam is a beautiful site in the vicinity of Fresh Water Lake. There's so much to do here at Fresh Water Lake that you need to camp here for a while,  
   Pine Ridge Campground is a good site for that.
After a long day outdoors Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg is a fine site to spend a night or two; you can stay the night at Double M Campground. During the warm months highs here at Fresh Water Lake reach the 90's with overnight lows in the 60's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and overnight lows in the 20's for Fresh Water Lake. Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake is a pleasant lake in
 
               close proximity to Fresh Water Lake, and don't leave Fresh Water Lake without first going for a hike along the Beaver Trail.
A good deal of rain falls at Fresh Water Lake; May is when you get the most rain here, and January is when it's the driest.

 
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22 miles away
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22 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Fresh Water Lake, Gallatin County, Illinois
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Local climate location: HARRISBURG 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.73667
Longitude: -88.215

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These outdoors activities are available near Fresh Water Lake.
 Hotels Near Fresh Water Lake:
Super 8 Motel - Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 22 miles away
Comfort Inn Harrisburg, Harrisburg, 22 miles away
Four Seasons Motel, Mount Vernon, 23 miles away
Mount Vernon Inn, Mount Vernon, 27 miles away
New Harmony Inn, New Harmony, 29 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Fresh Water Lake:
Double M Campground, Junction, 3 miles away
Pine Ridge Campground, Gallatin County, 8 miles away
 Trails Near Fresh Water Lake:
Beaver Trail, Gallatin County, 7 miles away
Beaver Trail, Gallatin County, 8 miles away
Shore to Shore Horse Trail, Gallatin County, 8 miles away
 Lakes Near Fresh Water Lake:
Eagle Number 2 Lake, Gallatin CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Eagle Number 1 Fresh Water Lake, Gallatin CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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