Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake
Cook County, IllinoisView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- Public access
- Limited data
Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake is a lake in Cook County, Illinois. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA, last sampled 2023-05-09. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Mckinley 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 Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for Mckinley 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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EPA Impairment Status
Mckinley Park 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: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit IL_RHY · Official waterbody report
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
5 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 2 classified by the EPA as major dischargers. 2 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Hre Crawford LlcChicago · 2.3 mi away · NPDES IL0002186MajorRecent violation
- Midwest Generation LlcChicago · 2.2 mi away · NPDES IL0002178Major
- Mpea Energy CenterChicago · 3.9 mi away · NPDES IL0073741Recent violation
- Mjh Wacker LlcChicago · 0.9 mi away · NPDES IL0035629
- Mccormick Place West HallChicago · 4.1 mi away · NPDES IL0077640
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 Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake
Where is Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake?
- Mckinley 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 Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake?
- Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Is Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake?
- Public access to Mckinley Park Lagoon Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Illinois's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)