Big Lake
Brown County, Illinois294 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
Big Lake in Brown County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 294 acres.
Big Lake is a 294-acre lake in Brown County, Illinois.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Big Lake 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.
Water quality measurements for Big Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Big Lake, 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
Surface area
294 acres
Shoreline
8.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Big Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Big Lake
Where is Big Lake?
- Big Lake is a lake in Brown County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Lake?
- Big Lake in Brown County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Surface area: 294 acres.
Is Big Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Big Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.