Chautauqua Lake
Jackson County, Illinois57 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- 40 ft max depth
Chautauqua Lake in Jackson County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.
Chautauqua Lake is a 57-acre lake in Jackson County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 40 feet (20-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Chautauqua Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water40 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Chautauqua 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
Max depth
40 ft
Average depth
20 ft
Surface area
57 acres
Shoreline
2.3 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Chautauqua Lake
Where is Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake is a lake in Jackson County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake in Jackson County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 40 ft. Surface area: 57 acres.
Is Chautauqua Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Chautauqua Lake?
- Chautauqua Lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet and an average depth of 20 feet. The lake covers 57 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Chautauqua Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.