Where is Miserable Lake?

Miserable Lake is a lake in Fulton County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Miserable Lake?

Miserable Lake has a maximum depth of 4.5 feet and an average depth of 2.7 feet. The lake covers 1320 acres.

Miserable Lake

Fulton County, Illinois1,320 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

4.5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

1,320 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

16.4 mi

Measured length

5 ft max depth

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Miserable Lake in Fulton County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.5 ft. Surface area: 1320 acres.

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Miserable Lake is a 1,320-acre lake in Fulton 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 Miserable Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,320 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Miserable 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 Miserable Lake

These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Miserable 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

4.5 ft

Average depth

2.7 ft

Surface area

1,320 acres

Shoreline

16.4 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Fulton County

The Narrows1.5 miView →Duck Creek Cooling Pond1.5 miView →Beebe Lake1.5 miView →Woodyard Slough2.6 miView →Canton Lake7.2 miView →Canton Lake2.5 ft clear · Hypereutrophic—View →

Frequently asked questions about Miserable Lake

Where is Miserable Lake?: Miserable Lake is a lake in Fulton County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Miserable Lake?: Miserable Lake in Fulton County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 4.5 ft. Surface area: 1320 acres.
Is Miserable Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Miserable Lake?: Miserable Lake has a maximum depth of 4.5 feet and an average depth of 2.7 feet. The lake covers 1320 acres.