Cotton Lake
LaGrange County, Indiana34 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from IDEM for this lake.
Cotton Lake in LaGrange County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.
Cotton Lake is a 34-acre lake in LaGrange 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 Cotton 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 Cotton Lake
These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Cotton 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
34 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cotton Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Cotton Lake
Where is Cotton Lake?
- Cotton Lake is a lake in LaGrange County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cotton Lake?
- Cotton Lake in LaGrange County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 34 acres.
Is Cotton 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 Cotton Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.