DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — People soaking up the sun by Lake Decatur may notice more boats on the water this summer. Pier 36 has been growing over the past couple of years, and they just added 60 new ...

With the annual Hardy's Race for the Lake Decatur Boat Races just weeks away, local business are preparing for the influx in ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Recent rainfall is benefitting water levels in Lake Decatur, which previously dropped drastically during the ongoing drought. Public Works Director Mike Newel said the levels ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Decatur is planning a prescribed burn along Lake Decatur. City officials said the prescribed burn will take place at City-owned property along Lake Decatur’s Basin 4 ...

Spend dollars up on dredging, cubic yards moved down. Combined with a reduction in the USACE federal budget, the situation threatens a perfect storm for domestic requirements. U.S. dredging this ...

DECATUR — If you've noticed the level of Lake Decatur is a bit lower recently, don't worry. “The lake was extremely full until about a month ago,” said Keith Alexander, city of Decatur water ...

Decatur, Ill. – Fishermen with a net are removing thousands of Asian carp from Lake Decatur dam in central Illinois. The Herald and Review reports that the effort began Monday, days after the state ...

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is considering options to deal with thousands of invasive Asian carp that are clustering near the base of the Lake Decatur dam.

Washington, DC, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After being awarded a $9,883,117 federal grant, the City of Decatur is moving forward with a major water quality improvement plan. The grant comes ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — One person was taken to a local hospital after their car went into Lake Decatur Wednesday morning. Decatur Police Lt. Jon Quehl told WCIA that a car drove into the lake at ...