Indian Creek Lake
Livingston County, Missouri192 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Missouri DNR for this lake.
- Impaired · Mercury
- 34 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Indian Creek Lake in Livingston County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 192 acres.
Indian Creek Lake is a 192-acre lake in Livingston County, Missouri with an estimated average depth of about 34 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Missouri DNR, last sampled 2022-10-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Indian Creek Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Indian Creek Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Indian Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Indian Creek Lake
These are the measurements Missouri DNR publishes for Indian Creek 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.
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Water Temperature
Indian Creek Lake typically sits around 61°F at the surface in October. Summer average is about 82°F. Usually warmest in Jul (about 84°F) and coldest in Oct (about 61°F). These are typical values by month — not a live reading.
Column height runs from this lake’s coldest month (61°F) to its warmest (84°F).
Typical surface water temperature by month, from 15 field readings (2015–2022) via the EPA Water Quality Portal. See the full Indian Creek Lake water temperature breakdown →
Lake Details
Max depth
~34 ft est.
Surface area
192 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Missouri DNR
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Missouri has not published bathymetry for Indian Creek Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
6 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
823 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
- Poosey Conservation AreaPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Indian Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Indian Creek Community Dam (completed 1988), built primarily for recreation on the INDIAN CREEK (TRIBUTARY); earth-type dam, 56 ft tall and 1,300 ft long.
- Surface area
- 192 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,860 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,860 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- MO DEPT OF CONSERVATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID MO12221 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.11 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Indian Creek Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit MO_7389.00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Indian Creek Lake
Where is Indian Creek Lake?
- Indian Creek Lake is a lake in Livingston County, Missouri. Its water-quality measurements are published by Missouri DNR and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Indian Creek Lake?
- Indian Creek Lake in Livingston County, Missouri has water-quality measurements published by Missouri DNR, shown here as reported. Surface area: 192 acres.
Is Indian Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Indian Creek Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
What is the water temperature of Indian Creek Lake?
- Indian Creek Lake typically sits around 61°F at the surface in October, from 15 EPA Water Quality Portal field readings (2015–2022). That is a typical value for the month, not a live reading.
How deep is Indian Creek Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Indian Creek Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 34 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 192 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Indian Creek Lake?
- Indian Creek Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Poosey Conservation Area. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Indian Creek Lake?
- Indian Creek Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Missouri's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
MDNR3 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Depth, Secchi disk in meters
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Total, Whole-water, Alkaline Persulfate Digest
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory