Lake Carlton
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Location	Whiteside County, Illinois
Coordinates	41°50′42″N 89°57′56″W / 41.84500°N 89.96556°W / 41.84500; -89.96556
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	78 acres (32 ha)
Average depth	12 ft (3.7 m)[1]
Max. depth	27 ft (8.2 m)[1]
Shore length1	2.9 mi (4.7 km)[1]
Surface elevation	659 ft (201 m)
References	[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Carlton is a reservoir in the Morrison-Rockwood State Park in Whiteside County in northern Illinois.

The lake is managed for sport fishing, including largemouth and rock bass, black crappie, channel catfish, redear sunfish, bluegill, muskie and walleye.^[1]