Matanzas Lake
Mason County, Illinois437 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Noxious aquatic plants
- 8 ft max depth
Matanzas Lake in Mason County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 437 acres.
Matanzas Lake is a 437-acre lake in Mason County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 8 feet (5-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Matanzas Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Matanzas 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 Matanzas Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Matanzas 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
8 ft
Average depth
5 ft
Surface area
437 acres
Shoreline
10.1 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Matanzas 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: Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IL_RDZV · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Matanzas Lake
Where is Matanzas Lake?
- Matanzas Lake is a lake in Mason County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Matanzas Lake?
- Matanzas Lake in Mason County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 8 ft. Surface area: 437 acres.
Is Matanzas Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Matanzas Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Matanzas Lake?
- Matanzas Lake has a maximum depth of 8 feet and an average depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 437 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Matanzas 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