This is a list of lakes in the

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. The lakes are ordered by their unique names (i.e. Lake Indiana or Indiana Lake would both be listed under "I"). Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Map of Indiana Counties

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Adams Lake Adams Lake is a large, deep, coldwater lake in British Columbia, Canada; its average depth ranks 6th in the world. The southern end of the lake is approximately north of the town of Chase in the Shuswap Country region of British Columbia. The l ...

, LaGrange Co. * Atwood Lake

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* Ball Lake, Steuben County * Banning Lake, Kosciusko County * Barton Lake, Steuben County * Bass Lake, Starke County is partially in Bass Lake State Beach * Big Barbee Lake, Kosciusko County * Big Long Lake, LaGrange County * Big Turkey Lake, LaGrange County & Steuben County * Blue Lake, Southwest

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

* Boot Lake, Elkhart County * Briarwood Lake *

Brookville Lake Brookville Lake Dam (National ID # IN03017) is a dam in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, just north of Brookville, in the southeastern part of the state. The earthen dam was constructed in 1974 by the United States Army Corps of ...

* Lake Bruce, Pulaski and Fulton counties

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Cagles Mill Lake Cagles Mill Lake, also known as ''Cataract Lake'', is a reservoir located near Cataract, Indiana in Lieber State Recreation Area, in west central Indiana on the borders of Putnam County, Indiana, Putnam and Owen County, Indiana, Owen counties. It ...

* Cecil M. Harden Lake * Cedar Lake * Chamberlain Lake, St. Joseph County * Chapman Lake, Kosciusko County * Clear Lake, Steuben County * Cordry Lake * Crooked Lake, Steuben County * Crooked Lake, Whitley County

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* Dallas Lake, LaGrange County * Dewart Lake * Dogwood Lake, Daviess County

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* Eagle Creek Reservoir * Eagle Lake * Earlham Lake * Lake Edgewood * Lake Everett

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Fish Lake, Shipshewana, IN Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

, LaGrange County *

Fishtrap Lake Fishtrap 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 the 195-foot-high Fishtrap Dam () by the United States Arm ...

, LaPorte County * Fites Lake, Porter County * Fletcher Lake, Fulton County * Flint Lake, Porter County * Fox Lake, Steuben County *

Lake Freeman Lake Freeman is a reservoir outside of Monticello, Indiana formed in 1925 by the completion of the Oakdale Dam. Lake Freeman, together with its sister lake, Lake Shafer is part of the Twin Lakes region, a popular summer recreational area centered ...

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* Lake Gage, Steuben County *

Geist Reservoir Geist Reservoir is a reservoir in the northeastern part of metropolitan Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was constructed in 1943 by damming Fall Creek to provide water for Indianapolis. Upon completion, Geist Reservoir was the second-lar ...

* Lake Geneva (Switzerland County) * Lake George, Hammond, Lake County * Lake George, Hobart, Lake County * Lake George, Steuben County, extending into

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

* Gibson Lake * Golden Lake, Steuben County * Goose Lake (Whitley County, Indiana) * Grandview Lake, Bartholomew County, Indiana * Lake Greenwood *

Griffy Lake Griffy Reservoir, commonly known as Lake Griffy, is a reservoir in the city of Bloomington, Indiana. Created by a dam on Griffy Creek in the 1920s, the reservoir used to serve as the main source of drinking water for Bloomington for several decade ...

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* Hackenburg Lake, LaGrange County * Hadley Lake, Tippecanoe County * Hamilton Lake, Steuben County *

Hardy Lake Hardy Lake, originally named Quick Creek Reservoir, is an Indiana state reservoir in Scott and Jefferson counties, Indiana. It is located four miles (6 km) east of Austin, Indiana and north of Louisville, Kentucky. It is the smallest reser ...

Harrison Lake Harrison Lake is the largest lake in the southern Coast Mountains of Canada, being about 250 square kilometres (95 mi²) in area. It is about 60 km (37 mi) in length and at its widest almost 9 km (5.6 mi) across. Its so ...

* Hart Lake * Heaton Lake, Elkhart County * Heritage Lake * Hoffman Lake * Lake Holiday Hide-Away, Fountain County * Hudson Lake, LaPorte County *

Huntington Lake Huntington Lake is a reservoir in Fresno County, California on Big Creek, located in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 7000 ft. The lake receives water from Southern California Edison's Big Creek Hydroelectric Project, as well as the ...

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* Indian Lake * Indiana Lake, Elkhart County (extends into Michigan) *

Irish Lake Watonwan County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is St. James. History In 1849, the recently organized Minnesota Territory legislature authorized the creation of nin ...

, Kosciusko County

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Lake James Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with su ...

, Steuben County—adjacent to

Pokagon State Park Pokagon State Park is an Indiana state park in the northeastern part of the state, near 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, a ...

* Jimmerson Lake, Steuben County

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* Kayak Lake, a water-filled, surface, coal mine in Hamilton Twp., Sullivan County *

Lake Kickapoo Lake Kickapoo is a reservoir located on the North Fork Little Wichita River in the Red River Valley, Red River Basin of Archer County, Texas. It is neighbored by Archer City, Texas (population of 1,834) and Wichita Falls, Texas (population of 104, ...

, Greene County – located in

Shakamak State Park Shakamak State Park is a state park in Indiana, United States. It is located southeast of Terre Haute, Indiana. Shakamak's main attraction is its fishing. Shakamak has several outdoor recreational activities such as swimming, hiking, paddle bo ...

* Knapp Lake * Koontz Lake * Kuhn Lake, Kosciusko County

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* Lamb Lake, a 500-acre private lake in Hensley Township, Johnson County *

Lake Lemon Lake Lemon is a reservoir located in southern Indiana approximately 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 surfa ...

* Little Barbee, Kosciusko County * Long Lake,

Indiana Dunes National Park Indiana Dunes National Park is a United States national park located in northwestern Indiana managed by the National Park Service. It was authorized by Congress in 1966 as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and was redesignated as the nation ...

, Porter County * Long Lake, Valparaiso, Porter County * Long Lake, Steuben County * Long Lake, Wabash County * Loomis Lake, Porter County * Loon Lake, Whitley/Noble Counties * Lutheran Lake, Bartholomew County

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Lake Manitou Lake Manitou is the largest lake on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada. With an area of , it is the largest lake on a lake island in the world. It is drained by the Manitou River. There are several small islands in Lake Manitou, such as Rope ...

* Martin Lake, LaGrange County *

Lake Maxinkuckee Lake Maxinkuckee is the second largest natural lake in the U.S. state of Indiana, covering . The Town of Culver, Indiana, in southwestern Marshall County is located on its northwestern edge. Lake Maxinkuckee has a maximum depth of 88 feet (27 m) ...

* McDonald Lake * Messick Lake, LaGrange County *

Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that o ...

* Mink Lake, Porter County * Mississinewa Lake * Mohawk Lake, a water filled surface coal mine pit in Hamilton Twp., Sullivan County * Lake Monroe (Monroe Reservoir) * Monroe County Lake * Morse Reservoir * Mud Lake, St. Joseph County

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* North Chain Lake, St. Joseph County * Nyona Lake

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* Olin Lake, the largest undeveloped lake in the state (LaGrange County) *Oliver Lake, LaGrange County * Otter Lake, Steuben County

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Lake Papakeechie Lake Papakeechie is a small man-made lake of located in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The lake is situated south of and drains into Lake Wawasee. The lake is owned by the papakeechie Protective Association. History Lake Papakeechie ...

Patoka Lake Patoka Lake is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. state of Indiana (after Lake Monroe) and is spread across Dubois, Crawford, and Orange counties in southern Indiana. Lake Created as a joint effort between the US Army Corps of Engineers a ...

* Pine Lake, LaPorte County * Lake Pleasant, Steuben County (north) * Pleasant Lake, Steuben County (south) * Prairie Creek Reservoir, Delaware County * Pretty Lake, Wolcottville, Lagrange County * Pretty Lake, Plymouth, Marshall County * Princes Lakes

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* Raccoon Lake, Parke County * Riddles Lake, St. Joseph County * Ridinger Lake, Kosciusko County

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* Sagers Lake, Porter County *

Salamonie Lake Salamonie Dam (National ID # IN03005) is a dam in Wabash County, Indiana. The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed in 1966 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 133 feet and 6100 feet long at its crest. It impounds ...

* Lake Santee * Saugany Lake, LaPorte County * Sawmill Lake, Kosciusko County * Schaefer Lake, Bartholomew County * Sechrist Lake, Kosciusko County *

Lake Shafer Lake 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. It remains a popular recreati ...

* Shipeshewana Lake, LaGrange County * Shriner Lake * Silver Lake, Steuben County * Simonton Lake,

Elkhart County, Indiana Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...

* Snow Lake, Steuben County * South Chain Lake, St. Joseph County * South Clear Lake, St. Joseph County (extends into

) * Spectacle Lake, Porter County * Stanton Lake, Leesburg * Stone Lake, LaPorte County * Sugar Mill Lake * Summit Lake, Henry County – located in

Summit Lake State Park Summit Lake State Park is a park located near New Castle, Indiana in east-central Indiana. Summit Lake became Indiana's 19th state park in 1988. The park covers , including an lake. The park is a mix of woodlands, old fields, wetlands, and prai ...

* Sweetwater Lake * Sylvan Lake, Noble County *

Syracuse Lake Syracuse Lake is a natural lake bordering Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. Location Syracuse Lake is bordered on the west by N. Front Street, Pickwick Road and the B&O Railroad on the south. On the east it is bordered by E. ...

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Lake Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Lake is a large, glacially created lake in Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana and, at 123 feet deep, is the deepest natural lake in the state. Location Tippecanoe Lake is about two miles west of the town of North Webster, Indiana, a ...

, Leesburg * Trader's Point Lake, Indianapolis, Marion County

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* University Lake, on

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...

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* Viberg Lake, Allen County

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* Wall Lake, LaGrange County * Wapehani Lake, a.k.a.

Weimer Lake Weimer may refer to: * Weimer, former name of Weimar, California Weimar (formerly, "New England Mills" or "Weimer") is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, located in the Sacramento area. Weimar is located south-southwes ...

, a reservoir on West Fork Clear Creek in Bloomington *

Waubee Lake Waubee Lake (also incorrectly Wabee) is a small freshwater lake situated 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. Waubee is typical in structure of natural lakes of the glaciated portions of the upper Mi ...

* Wauhob Lake, Porter County *

Lake Wawasee Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13. History Lak ...

* Webster Lake * West Boggs Lake, Daviess and Martin counties * West Otter Lake, Steuben County * Westler Lake LaGrange County * Whippoorwill Lake * Winona Lake, in the town of

Winona Lake, Indiana Winona Lake is a town in Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the major suburb of Warsaw. The population was 4,908 at the 2010 census. Geography Winona Lake is located at (41.220818, -85.817118). It is now contiguo ...

Witmer Lake Witmer Lake is a natural lake in LaGrange County, Indiana LaGrange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 40,446. The county seat is LaGrange, Indiana. The county is located in the Northern In ...

, LaGrange County *

Wolf Lake ''Wolf Lake'' is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, includ ...

(also extends into

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

) * Lake Woodland, Hamilton County * Worster Lake, located within

Potato Creek State Park Potato Creek State Park is an Indiana state park located in north-central part of the U.S. state of Indiana about southwest of South Bend. Potato Creek is open year-round and supports various activities and facilities, including fishing, hikin ...

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