List of lakes in Indiana
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This is a list of lakes in the U.S.
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Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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- Please note: the lakes are ordered by their unique names, (i.e. Lake Indiana or Indiana Lake would both be listed under "I").
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- Barton Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Bass Lake, Pulaski CountyPulaski County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,755 people, 5,170 households, and 3,779 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 5,918 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
is partially in Bass Lake State Beach - Big Long Lake, LaGrange County
- Briarwood Lake
- Brookville Lake
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- Cagles Mill LakeCagles Mill LakeCagles Mill Lake, also known as Cataract Lake, is a lake located near Cataract, Indiana in Lieber State Recreation Area, in west central Indiana on the borders of Putnam and Owen counties. Mill Creek flows into from the north and drains out through to the Eel River to its south, which then makes...
- Cecil M. Harden Lake
- Cedar LakeCedar Lake-Cities, towns, townships etc.:*Cedar Lake, Indiana*Cedar Lake Township, Minnesota in Scott County, Minnesota*Cedar Lake, New Jersey*Cedar Lake, Texas*Cedar Lake, Wisconsin, a town in Barron County-Lakes:United States...
- Chapman LakeChapman LakeChapman Lake is a reservoir located in Warren County, Pennsylvania entirely within the Chapman State Park.-Geographical Information:The lake is formed by the disbandment of the West Branch of the Tionesta Creek....
- Cordry Lake
- Crooked Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Clear Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
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- Eagle Creek Reservoir
- Earlham Lake
- Lake Edgewood
- Lake Everett
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- Lake FreemanLake FreemanLake Freeman is a reservoir outside of Monticello, Indiana formed in 1925 by the completion of the Oakdale Dam. Construction of the Oakdale Dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925, damming the waters of the Tippecanoe River....
- Flint Lake, Porter County
- Fishtrap LakeFishtrap LakeFishtrap Lake is a reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, The lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at Fishtrap Dam by the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
, LaPorte County - Fox Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
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- Lake Gage, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Geist ReservoirGeist ReservoirGeist Reservoir is a reservoir in Lawrence, Indiana, U.S., constructed in 1943 by damming Fall Creek to provide water for Indianapolis. Upon completion, Geist Reservoir was the second largest man made lake in Indiana providing approximately seven billion gallons of water.-History:Geist Reservoir...
- Lake GeorgeLake George, IndianaLake George can refer to one of three places in Indiana:*A recreational lake on the Indiana-Michigan stateline. This lake is 2/3 in Steuben County, Indiana and 1/3 in Branch County, Michigan...
(Also extends into MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.) - Gibson LakeGibson Lake (Indiana)Gibson Lake is the cooling pond for Duke Energy Indiana's Gibson Generating Station. Measuring at around , it is the largest lake in Indiana built completely above ground, its shores consisting of rock levees on all but two of the lake's six sides both of which were also built up to build the power...
- Golden Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Lake Greenwood
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- Hardy LakeHardy LakeHardy Lake, originally named Quick Creek Reservoir, is an Indiana state reservoir in Scott and Jefferson counties, Indiana. It is located four miles east of Austin, Indiana and north of Louisville, Kentucky. It is the smallest reservoir maintained by the state of Indiana, measuring of total...
- Hart Lake
- Heritage Lake
- Huntington Lake
- Hudson Lake, LaPorte County
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- Lake James, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- partly in Pokagon State ParkPokagon State ParkPokagon State Park is located in northeastern Indiana close to the village of Fremont and north of Angola. It was named for the 19th-century Potawatomi chief, Leopold Pokagon, and his widely known son, Simon Pokagon, at Richard Lieber's suggestion...
. - Jimmerson Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
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- Lake Kickapoo, Greene CountyGreene County, IndianaGreene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1930. As of 2010, the population was 33,165. The county seat is Bloomfield....
- located in Shakamak State ParkShakamak State ParkShakamakDesignationState ParkLocationIndiana USANearest CitiesJasonville, IndianaCoordinatesArea Date of Establishment1929Governing BodyIndiana DNR... - Knapp LakeKnapp LakeKnapp Lake is a small natural lake located in western Noble County, Indiana.Knapp Lake is directly attached to Little Bause Lake via a channel and Little Knapp Lake on the south and southwest and Moss Lake to the north. Little Bause has development around its shores while Little Knapp is undeveloped...
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- Lamb Lake
- Lake LemonLake LemonLake Lemon is an reservoir located in southern Indiana approximately 10 miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. It is bounded by private and public property in Monroe County and Brown County, with the eastern end of the lake in Brown County. The surface area of the lake is 1,650 acres , making it...
- Long LakeLong Lake-Canada:Long Lake and its French language equivalent, "Lac Long", is the most commonly used name for a geographical feature in Canada. There are 203 Long Lakes and 164 occurrences of Lac Long...
, Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreIndiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore located in northwest Indiana and managed by the National Park Service. It was authorized by Congress in 1966. The national lakeshore runs for nearly along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, from Gary, Indiana, on the west to Michigan...
, Porter County - Long Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Long LakeLong Lake-Canada:Long Lake and its French language equivalent, "Lac Long", is the most commonly used name for a geographical feature in Canada. There are 203 Long Lakes and 164 occurrences of Lac Long...
, Valparaiso, Porter County - Loomis Lake, Porter County
- Loon Lake, Whitley/Noble Counties
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- Lake Manitou
- Lake MaxinkuckeeLake MaxinkuckeeLake Maxinkuckee, covering , is the second largest natural lake in the U.S. state of Indiana . It is located near the town of Culver, Indiana, in southwestern Marshall County. Lake Maxinkuckee has a maximum depth of 88 feet and an average depth of 24 feet . Local residents and visitors practice...
- Lake MichiganLake MichiganLake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
(Also extends into IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
.) - Lake Michigan-HuronLake Michigan-HuronLake Michigan-Huron is geologically the largest of the North American Great Lakes. Traditionally considered to be two separate lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, it is hydrologically a single body of water connected at the Straits of Mackinac....
- Mink LakeMink LakeMink Lake is located in Three Sisters Wilderness Area in the Cascade Range in Oregon. It is approximately 200 acres in size....
, Porter County - Mississinewa Lake
- Lake MonroeLake Monroe (Indiana)Lake Monroe is a reservoir located about 10 miles southeast of Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The lake is the largest in Indiana with of water spread over the counties of Monroe and Brown. It is also home to of protected forest and three recreational areas . Indiana's only federally...
(Monroe Reservoir) - Morse Reservoir
- Monroe County Lake
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- Lake PapakeechieLake PapakeechieLake Papakeechie is a small man-made lake of 179 acres located in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The lake is situated south of and drains into Lake Wawasee...
- Patoka LakePatoka LakePatoka Lake is the second largest reservoir in Indiana and is spread across Dubois, Crawford, and Orange counties in southern Indiana.Created as a joint effort between the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources the lake is one of eight such reservoirs built in...
- Pine LakePine Lake-United States:Communities* Pine Lake, Georgia* Pine Lake, Wisconsin, a town* Pine Lake, Iron County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community* Pine Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota* Pine Lake Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota...
, LaPorte County - Lake Pleasant, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
(north) - Pleasant Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
(south) - Princes Lakes
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- Sagers Lake, Porter County
- Salamonie Lake
- Lake Santee
- Shriner Lake
- Lake ShaferLake ShaferLake Shafer is one of two reservoirs located in the Twin Lakes area of Monticello, Indiana. It was created along with Lake Freeman in the 1920s when two dams were built outside of Monticello on the Tippecanoe River...
- Silver Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Snow Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Spectacle Lake, Porter County
- Stone Lake, LaPorte County
- Sugar Mill Lake
- Summit Lake, Henry CountyHenry County, IndianaAs of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...
- located in Summit Lake State ParkSummit Lake State ParkSummit LakeDesignationState ParkLocationIndiana USANearest CityNew Castle, IndianaCoordinatesArea Date of Establishment1988Governing BodyIndiana DNR... - Sweetwater Lake
- Syracuse LakeSyracuse LakeSyracuse Lake is a natural lake bordering Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA.- Location :Lake Syracuse is bordered on the west by N. Front Street, Pickwick Road and the B&O Railroad on the south. On the east its bordered by E. Shore Drive and on the north by E. Northshore Drive...
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- Wabee LakeWabee LakeWabee Lake is a small lake situated 2 miles southeast of Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States.Wabee is typical in structure of natural lakes of the glaciated portions of the upper Midwest. Like other lakes in the general area, Wabee is lined with vacation homes and year-round residences...
- Wauhob Lake, Porter County
- Lake WawaseeLake WawaseeLake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake in Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.-History:...
- Webster LakeWebster Lake (Indiana)Lake Webster is a fresh water lake located in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. Formerly it was known as Boydston Lake. It borders the town of North Webster to the west of the lake.-Geographic place names:*Big Island...
- West Otter Lake, Steuben CountySteuben County, IndianaSteuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...
- Whippoorwill Lake
- Wolf Lake (Also extends into IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Winona Lake
See also
- List of lakes in the United States
- List of rivers in Indiana