Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake
Cook County, IllinoisView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Limited data
Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake is a lake in Cook County, Illinois. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA, last sampled 2023-05-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Jackson Park East 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 Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Jackson Park East 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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Water Temperature
Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake typically sits around 56°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 78°F. Usually warmest in Jun (about 78°F) and coldest in Oct (about 56°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (56°F) to its warmest (78°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 21 field readings (2014–2023) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake water temperature breakdown →
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Fishing Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake
Water quality readings over time
3 seasons of samples on record (2020–2022). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Improving-1 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-0.6 µg/L/yr2 years
EPA Impairment Status
Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake 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: Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IL_QZE · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake
Where is Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake?
- Jackson Park East 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 Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake?
- Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Is Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake?
- Jackson Park East Lagoon Lake typically sits around 56°F at the surface in October, from 21 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2014–2023). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
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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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database