Brown Lake
Steuben County, Indiana40 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from IDEM for this lake.
- 36 ft max depth
Brown Lake in Steuben County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 40 acres.
Brown Lake is a 40-acre lake in Steuben County, Indiana with a maximum depth of 36 feet (19-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEM. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Brown Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water36.1 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Brown 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 Brown Lake
These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Brown 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
36.1 ft
Average depth
19 ft
Surface area
40 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Brown Lake
Where is Brown Lake?
- Brown Lake is a lake in Steuben County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Brown Lake?
- Brown Lake in Steuben County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 36.1 ft. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Brown Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Brown Lake?
- Brown Lake has a maximum depth of 36.1 feet and an average depth of 19 feet. The lake covers 40 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Brown Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.