Lake Holiday
Lake County, Indiana192 acresView mapDirections
IDEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Holiday. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
Lake Holiday in Lake County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 77.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 42.5 µg/L. Surface area: 192 acres.
Lake Holiday is a 192-acre highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Lake County, Indiana.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEM, last sampled 2024-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Holiday 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 Lake Holiday
These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Lake Holiday, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 77.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 42.5 µg/L.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 77.5µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 42.5µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
192 acres
Shoreline
5.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Holiday, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Holiday
Where is Lake Holiday?
- Lake Holiday is a lake in Lake County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Holiday?
- Lake Holiday in Lake County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 77.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 42.5 µg/L. Surface area: 192 acres.
Is Lake Holiday 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 Lake Holiday come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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.