Schuy-Rush Lake
Schuyler County, Illinois252 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 31 ft max depth
Schuy-Rush Lake in Schuyler County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 252 acres.
Schuy-Rush Lake is a 252-acre lake in Schuyler County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 31 feet (14-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Schuy-Rush Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water31 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Schuy-Rush Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Schuy-Rush 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 Schuy-Rush Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Schuy-Rush 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
31 ft
Average depth
14 ft
Surface area
252 acres
Shoreline
12.4 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Schuy-Rush 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_SDZC · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Schuy-Rush Lake
Where is Schuy-Rush Lake?
- Schuy-Rush Lake is a lake in Schuyler County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Schuy-Rush Lake?
- Schuy-Rush Lake in Schuyler County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 31 ft. Surface area: 252 acres.
Is Schuy-Rush Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Schuy-Rush Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, noxious aquatic plants, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Schuy-Rush Lake?
- Schuy-Rush Lake has a maximum depth of 31 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. The lake covers 252 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Schuy-Rush Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database