Where is Babb Slough?

Babb Slough is a lake in Marshall County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Babb Slough?

Babb Slough has a maximum depth of 5 feet and an average depth of 1 feet. The lake covers 1785 acres.

Babb Slough

Marshall County, Illinois1,785 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.

Max depth

5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,785 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

19 mi

Measured length

5 ft max depth

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Babb Slough in Marshall County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 1785 acres.

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Babb Slough is a 1,785-acre lake in Marshall County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 5 feet (1-foot average).

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Babb Slough is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,785 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Babb Slough is safe to swim in today is a call for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Babb Slough

These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Babb Slough, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

5 ft

Average depth

1 ft

Surface area

1,785 acres

Shoreline

19 mi

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Frequently asked questions about Babb Slough

Where is Babb Slough?: Babb Slough is a lake in Marshall County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Babb Slough?: Babb Slough in Marshall County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 1785 acres.
Is Babb Slough safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Babb Slough?: Babb Slough has a maximum depth of 5 feet and an average depth of 1 feet. The lake covers 1785 acres.