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Bode Lake North

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

  • Limited data

Bode Lake North in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.

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Bode Lake North is a lake in Cook County, Illinois.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA, last sampled 2022-11-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

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Limited data

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

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Water quality measurements for Bode Lake North

These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Bode Lake North, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

2 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Bode Lake North under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.

  • Mwrdgc Hanover Park Wrp
    Hanover Park · 3.4 mi away · NPDES IL0036137
    MajorRecent violation
  • Bell Fuels Inc-Hanover Park
    Hanover Park · 2.8 mi away · NPDES IL0076376

Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.

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Frequently asked questions about Bode Lake North

Where is Bode Lake North?

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

What is the water quality of Bode Lake North?

Bode Lake North in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.

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Is Bode Lake North safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • USGS Illinois Water Science CenterUSGS-IL1 sample · 2022

Analytical methods

  • Secchi disk method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.

Other records on this page

Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)