Columbus Park Lagoon Lake
Cook County, IllinoisView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Limited data
Columbus Park Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Columbus Park Lagoon Lake is a lake in Cook County, Illinois.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA, last sampled 2023-05-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Columbus Park Lagoon 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 Columbus Park Lagoon Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Columbus Park Lagoon 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.
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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
4 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Columbus Park Lagoon Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger. 2 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Mwrdgc Stickney WrpChicago · 4.1 mi away · NPDES IL0028053MajorRecent violation
- Commonwealth Edison-Maywood Technical CenterMaywood · 3.2 mi away · NPDES IL0059064Recent violation
- Navistar, IncMelrose Park · 4.5 mi away · NPDES IL0002046
- Combined Sewer OverflowsForest View · 4.9 mi away · NPDES IL0020800
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 Columbus Park Lagoon Lake
Where is Columbus Park Lagoon Lake?
- Columbus Park Lagoon Lake 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 Columbus Park Lagoon Lake?
- Columbus Park Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Is Columbus Park Lagoon Lake 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, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- USGS Illinois Water Science Center
USGS-IL1 sample · 2023
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)