Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake?

Goose Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet and an average depth of 2.5 feet. The lake covers 1113 acres.

Goose Lake

Marshall County, Illinois1,113 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,113 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

14 mi

Measured length

5 ft max depth

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Goose Lake in Marshall County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 1113 acres.

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Goose Lake is a 1,113-acre lake in Marshall County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 5 feet (3-foot average).

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

What Goose Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,113 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Goose 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.

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Water quality measurements for Goose Lake

These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Goose 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

5 ft

Average depth

2.5 ft

Surface area

1,113 acres

Shoreline

14 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Marshall County

Billsbach Lake2.6 miView →Wightman Lake3.9 miView →Babb Slough6.3 miView →Lake Wildwood6.3 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Goose Lake

Where is Goose Lake?: Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake?: Goose Lake in Marshall County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 1113 acres.
Is Goose Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Goose Lake?: Goose Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet and an average depth of 2.5 feet. The lake covers 1113 acres.