Boot Lake is a lake in Elkhart County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Boot Lake?

Boot Lake has a maximum depth of 12.1 feet and an average depth of 3.9 feet. The lake covers 72 acres.

Boot Lake

Elkhart County, Indiana72 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from IDEM for this lake.

Max depth

12.1 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

72 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.6 mi

Measured length

12 ft max depth

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Boot Lake in Elkhart County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12.1 ft. Surface area: 72 acres.

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Boot Lake is a 72-acre lake in Elkhart County, Indiana with a maximum depth of 12 feet (4-foot average).

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Boot 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.

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Water quality measurements for Boot Lake

These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Boot 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

Max depth

12.1 ft

Average depth

3.9 ft

Surface area

72 acres

Shoreline

1.6 mi

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Frequently asked questions about Boot Lake

Where is Boot Lake?: Boot Lake is a lake in Elkhart County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Boot Lake?: Boot Lake in Elkhart County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 12.1 ft. Surface area: 72 acres.
Is Boot Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Boot Lake?: Boot Lake has a maximum depth of 12.1 feet and an average depth of 3.9 feet. The lake covers 72 acres.