Leesville Lake
Carroll County, Ohio1,000 acresView mapDirections
Ohio EPA publishes the water-quality measurements for Leesville Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 71 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Leesville Lake in Carroll County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 ft visibility. Surface area: 1000 acres.
Leesville Lake is a 1,000-acre lake in Carroll County, Ohio with an estimated average depth of about 71 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 3 public boat landings.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Ohio EPA, last sampled 2021-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Leesville Lake covers about 1,000 acres in Carroll County. It has 3 public boat landings, so a lakefront rental is not the only way to get a boat on the water. Vrbo is where to look for cabins and lake homes around Leesville Lake, and Booking.com and Expedia search hotels near the lake for your dates.
What Leesville Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch3 documented ramps
- Big water1,000 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Leesville Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Leesville Lake
These are the measurements Ohio EPA publishes for Leesville Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 5 ft. TSI 54.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 5ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 54 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Current Conditions
USGS snapshot Jul 6, 2026, 4:15 AM from gauge 03120000 (Leesville Lake Near Leesville OH). Station page ↗ — a live reading replaces this snapshot when the gauge responds. Missing live data is not an all-clear.
Lake Details
Max depth
~71 ft est.
Surface area
1,000 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Ohio EPA
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Ohio has not published bathymetry for Leesville Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
27 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
18 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
968 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Petersburg MarinaPublic
- South ForkPublic
- South Fork MarinaPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Leesville Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Leesville Dam (completed 1937), built primarily for flood risk reduction on the MCGUIRE CREEK; earth-type dam, 74 ft tall and 1,695 ft long.
- Surface area
- 1,000 ac
- Normal storage
- 19,500 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 37,400 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 48 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- USACE - Huntington District
All listed purposes: Flood Risk Reduction;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID OH00014 · Operator website
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
8 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Leesville Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 7 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Camp Aldersgate Eoc United Methodist ChurchCarrollton · 0.3 mi away · NPDES OH0134341Recent violation
- Ffa Camp MuskingumCarrollton · 0.5 mi away · NPDES OH0133329Recent violation
- Neosa Salvation Army CampCarrollton · 1 mi away · NPDES OH0128392Recent violation
- Leesville Lake Nf Marina And Campground WwtpCarrollton · 1.9 mi away · NPDES OH0151638Recent violation
- Leesville WwtpLeesville · 3.1 mi away · NPDES OH0145874Recent violation
- Village Of Bowerston Wastewater Treatment PlantBowerston · 3.1 mi away · NPDES OH0041378Recent violation
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Leesville Lake
Where is Leesville Lake?
- Leesville Lake is a lake in Carroll County, Ohio. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ohio EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Leesville Lake?
- Leesville Lake in Carroll County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 ft visibility. Surface area: 1000 acres.
Is Leesville Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Leesville Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Leesville Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 71 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 1000 acres.
What is the water level at Leesville Lake?
- The USGS snapshot on this page for Leesville Lake is 963.06 ft of water-surface elevation, recorded Jul 6, 2026, 4:15 AM at gauge 03120000. Current Conditions hydrates a live NWIS reading from that same station when the gauge responds. A missed live fetch is not an all-clear.
Are there boat ramps on Leesville Lake?
- Leesville Lake has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Petersburg Marina, South Fork, South Fork Marina. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Leesville Lake?
- Leesville Lake has 3 documented boat landings in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Ohio's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
24 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Ohio Lake Management Society (Volunteer)
OLMS24 samples · 2020–2021
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory