Maple Lake vs Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Maple Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Cook County, Wisconsin.
Maple Lake and Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake are both in Illinois — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Maple Lake (D) and Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake (F) are within one letter of each other on the LakeGrade rubric. The per-parameter sub-grades below will show where the small differences actually live.
With grades this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.
Maple Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5 ft.
Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake
Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Maple Lake | Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 5 ft | 1.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 60 acres | 51 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Maple Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Skokie Lagoon 7 Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 5 ft vs 1.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Maple Lake also leads with 0 species.