Barnes Lake
Owen County, Indiana40 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from IDEM for this lake.
Barnes Lake in Owen County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Barnes Lake is a 40-acre lake in Owen County, Indiana.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Barnes Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Barnes Lake
These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Barnes Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
40 acres
Shoreline
1.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Barnes Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Barnes Lake
Where is Barnes Lake?
- Barnes Lake is a lake in Owen County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Barnes Lake?
- Barnes Lake in Owen County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Barnes Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Barnes Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.