Where is Spring Lake?

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

How deep is Spring Lake?

Spring Lake has a maximum depth of 14 feet and an average depth of 4.6 feet. The lake covers 2865 acres.

Spring Lake

Carroll County, Illinois2,865 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

14 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

2,865 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

15.7 mi

Measured length

14 ft max depth

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Spring Lake in Carroll County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14 ft. Surface area: 2865 acres.

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Spring Lake is a 2,865-acre lake in Carroll County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 14 feet (5-foot average).

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

What Spring Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water2,865 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Spring 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 Spring Lake

These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Spring 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

14 ft

Average depth

4.6 ft

Surface area

2,865 acres

Shoreline

15.7 mi

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Nearby Lakes in Carroll County

Misquakee Lake1.9 miView →Bowens Lake2.4 miView →West Hickory Lake6.8 miView →Horseshoe Lake9.2 miView →Cheek Slough—View →Timber Lake11.5 ft clear9.7 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Spring Lake

Where is Spring Lake?: Spring Lake is a lake in Carroll County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Lake?: Spring Lake in Carroll County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 14 ft. Surface area: 2865 acres.
Is Spring Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Spring Lake?: Spring Lake has a maximum depth of 14 feet and an average depth of 4.6 feet. The lake covers 2865 acres.