Elkhart County Lake Quality
Indiana, 7 lakes — no lake here has enough monitoring data for a grade
Elkhart County has 7 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. No lake in Elkhart County has enough sampling behind it for an A–F grade yet. The 7 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measurements exist.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.
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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Butts Lake — or check the official Indiana fishing regulations.
All Lakes in Elkhart County
7 lakes · 0 graded, 7 not rated0 graded lakes · 7 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRButts LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRNorton LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRGoshen Dam PondElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRBoot LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRHeaton LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRDock LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRHunter LakeElkhart | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.