Potawatomi Lake (Cook County, Illinois)

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Boating information: None permitted. This lake is not stocked, but you will find: Bluegill Sunfish Bullhead Catfish Largemouth Bass Other Information: Part of the Des Plaines Division of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Parking available Mapquest map

Potawatomi Lake covers 4 acres and has 1600 feet of shoreline. The max depth of this lake is 9 feet. A depth map is not available at this time. This lake was dug in 1959 to provide fill for the Tri-State Tollway. Spelled Potawatomi by the Cook County Forest Preserves, the actual tribe signed most treaties with the United States as Pattawatimas.

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