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

Lime Lake

Steuben County, Indiana31 acresView map Directions

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

Area

31 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Impaired biota (cause unknown)

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Lime Lake in Steuben County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.

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Lime Lake is a 31-acre lake in Steuben County, Indiana.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lime Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lime 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 Lime Lake

These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Lime 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

31 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lime Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lime Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Impaired biota (cause unknown)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit INJ01P1144_00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Steuben County

Brown Lake1.1 miView →Beaverdam Lake3.5 miView →Warner Lake3 miView →Tamarack Lake3.3 miView →Deep Lake—View →Lime Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Lime Lake

Where is Lime Lake?: Lime 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 Lime Lake?: Lime Lake in Steuben County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Is Lime Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lime Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for impaired biota (cause unknown). Check local advisories before you swim.