Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring turbidity, which includes a body case and includes a light source device, a light path absorption cell, a light path reception and detection module, a screen and a central processing unit, all of which are disposed on the body case. Spectrum of the light ray emitted by the light source device mainly has wavelengths in a range of 350 nm to 1000 nm. The spectrum has two peak wavelengths, one of which is in a range of 400 nm to 500 nm and has a half-peak width in a range of 5 nm to 50 nm, and the other of which is in a range of 550 nm to 750 nm and has a half-peak width in a range of 50 nm to 150 nm. Also disclosed is a method for rapidly measuring turbidity. By means of the present invention, turbidity of water sample can be measured accurately, simply, steadily and in high sensitivity.