Starve Hollow Lake
Jackson County, Indiana126 acresView mapDirections
IDEM publishes the water-quality measurements for Starve Hollow Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 17 ft max depth
Starve Hollow Lake in Jackson County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L. Maximum depth: 17.1 ft. Surface area: 126 acres.
Starve Hollow Lake is a 126-acre lake in Jackson County, Indiana with a maximum depth of 17 feet (7-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEM, last sampled 2025-08-18. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyElevated nutrients
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 Starve Hollow 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 Starve Hollow Lake
These are the measurements IDEM publishes for Starve Hollow 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. Phosphorus 100 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 | 100µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. |
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Lake Details
Max depth
17.1 ft
Average depth
6.9 ft
Surface area
126 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Starve Hollow Lake
Where is Starve Hollow Lake?
- Starve Hollow Lake is a lake in Jackson County, Indiana. Its water-quality measurements are published by IDEM and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Starve Hollow Lake?
- Starve Hollow Lake in Jackson County, Indiana has water-quality measurements published by IDEM, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 100 µg/L. Maximum depth: 17.1 ft. Surface area: 126 acres.
Is Starve Hollow Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Starve Hollow Lake?
- Starve Hollow Lake has a maximum depth of 17.1 feet and an average depth of 6.9 feet. The lake covers 126 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Starve Hollow Lake 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.