Lake Science / Engineering
Weed Reports
Weather data
See the CLA Weather Station page
This data is recorded every minute continually.
Archive of archive of charts and numbers
It is available in logger form here updated every 5 minutes (data is 15 minute delayed), and going back to the beginning of recording: weather log
Water inlets to the lake
There are ongoing efforts to monitor the water quality entering Countryside Lake. A Water Monitoring Committee was formed.
Data was originally collected around the time of the large Toll construction across from Gilmer road in 2002-2005.
It was deemed likely that they were causing detriment to the Indian Creek inlet. CLA subsequently started a broad program of monitoring water inlets for various factors.
A lawsuit ensued with Toll Brothers, but was ultimately settled with the IEPA and State of Illinois.
Extensive data was collected over several years with sampling equipment, and data loggers around the area.
Water sampling of the inlets to the lake
There were ongoing efforts to monitor the water quality entering Countryside Lake. A Water Monitoring Committee was formed.
Data was originally collected around the time of the large Toll construction across from Gilmer road in 2002-2005.
It was deemed likely that they were causing detriment to the Indian Creek inlet. CLA subsequently started a broad program of monitoring water inlets for various factors.
A lawsuit ensued with Toll Brothers, using some of this data, but was ultimately settled with the IEPA and State of Illinois.
Extensive data was collected over several years with sampling equipment, and data loggers around the area.
Obstructions
FEMA 100 Year Flood
Wetlands
Dredging Proposal of 2001
1939 photograph overlaid with 2001 shoreline
photograph overlaid with indication of observed erosion in 2000
Recommendation from the Dredge Committee
Aerial Photographs
See the historical aerial photographs.