Wesseln Cut
Perry County, Illinois30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 44 ft max depth
Wesseln Cut in Perry County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 44 ft. Surface area: 30 acres.
Wesseln Cut is a 30-acre lake in Perry County, Illinois with a maximum depth of 44 feet (22-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Wesseln Cut is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water44 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wesseln Cut is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Wesseln Cut 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 Wesseln Cut
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Wesseln Cut, 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
44 ft
Average depth
22 ft
Surface area
30 acres
Shoreline
3.4 mi
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Fishing Wesseln Cut
EPA Impairment Status
Wesseln Cut 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_RNZA · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Wesseln Cut
Where is Wesseln Cut?
- Wesseln Cut is a lake in Perry County, Illinois. Its water-quality measurements are published by Illinois EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wesseln Cut?
- Wesseln Cut in Perry County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 44 ft. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Wesseln Cut safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Wesseln Cut is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Wesseln Cut?
- Wesseln Cut has a maximum depth of 44 feet and an average depth of 22 feet. The lake covers 30 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Wesseln Cut 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