Waverly City Lake
Morgan County, Illinois61 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 12 ft max depth
Waverly City Lake in Morgan County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 61 acres.
Waverly City Lake is a 61-acre lake in Morgan County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 12 feet (7-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. Waverly City Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Waverly City 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 Waverly City Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Waverly City 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
12 ft
Average depth
6.5 ft
Surface area
61 acres
Shoreline
3.7 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Waverly City 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.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IL_SDC · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Waverly City Lake
Where is Waverly City Lake?
- Waverly City Lake is a lake in Morgan County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Waverly City Lake?
- Waverly City Lake in Morgan County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12 ft. Surface area: 61 acres.
Is Waverly City Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Waverly City Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pesticides, turbidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Waverly City Lake?
- Waverly City Lake has a maximum depth of 12 feet and an average depth of 6.5 feet. The lake covers 61 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Waverly City 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