South Pond
Cook County, IllinoisView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Illinois EPA for this lake.
- Limited data
South Pond in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
South Pond is a lake in Cook County, Illinois.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Illinois EPA, last sampled 2023-05-24. 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 South Pond 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 South Pond
These are the measurements Illinois EPA publishes for South Pond, 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
23 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of South Pond under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 9 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- River East Plaza Fka North Pier TerminalChicago · 2 mi away · NPDES IL0066605Recent violation
- Centrio Chicago Llc - Plant 5Chicago · 2 mi away · NPDES IL0037613Recent violation
- 300 North Lasalle LlcChicago · 2 mi away · NPDES IL0077810Recent violation
- Trump International Hotel And TowerChicago · 2 mi away · NPDES IL0079812Recent violation
- Lasalle Wacker BldgChicago · 2.1 mi away · NPDES IL0002054Recent violation
- Illinois Center - One BuildingChicago · 2.2 mi away · NPDES IL0026531Recent violation
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 South Pond
Where is South Pond?
- South Pond 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 South Pond?
- South Pond in Cook County, Illinois has water-quality measurements published by Illinois EPA, shown here as reported.
Is South Pond 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)