Glen Jones Lake
Saline County, Illinois98 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 30 ft max depth
Glen Jones Lake in Saline County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Glen Jones Lake is a 98-acre lake in Saline County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 30 feet (15-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Glen Jones Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water30 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Glen Jones Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Glen Jones 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 Glen Jones Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Glen Jones 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
30 ft
Average depth
14.5 ft
Surface area
98 acres
Shoreline
2.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Glen Jones Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IL_RAF · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Glen Jones Lake
Where is Glen Jones Lake?
- Glen Jones Lake is a lake in Saline County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Glen Jones Lake?
- Glen Jones Lake in Saline County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 30 ft. Surface area: 98 acres.
Is Glen Jones Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Glen Jones Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Glen Jones Lake?
- Glen Jones Lake has a maximum depth of 30 feet and an average depth of 14.5 feet. The lake covers 98 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Glen Jones Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database