Updated July 2026
Wakesurfing in Indiana
- 7 rated lakes
- 2 Excellent
Indiana wake-sport rules
Indiana House Enrolled Act 1062, effective July 1, 2026, prohibits wake surfing between sunset and sunrise on all public lakes and bans it on small lakes of 299 acres or less that carry a 10 mph speed limit unless a special ruling is granted by the Natural Resources Commission; on lakes with existing skiing time-window exemptions, wakesurfing must follow the same hours. The reported bill text focuses on the 299-acre/10-mph threshold rather than a statewide fixed distance-from-shore figure.
Rated lakes
| Lake | Suitability | Max depth | Surface area | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wawasee | Excellent | — | 3,060 ac | — |
| Monroe Lake | Excellent | — | 10,750 ac | — |
| Lake Lemon · Monroe County | Good | — | 1,650 ac | No |
| Koontz Lake · Starke County | Fair | — | 324 ac | No |
| Lake George · Steuben County | Fair | — | 538 ac | No |
| Tippecanoe Lake | Fair | — | 880 ac | — |
| Webster Lake · Kosciusko County | Fair | — | 774 ac | No |
Also in Indiana
14 more Indiana water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.
- Lake Maxinkuckee
- Lake Tippecanoe (tippecanoe Lake)
- Lej-08 Lake · Allen County
- Oml-05 Lake · Ripley County
- Umk-01 Lake · St. Joseph County
- Waw-01 Lake · Howard County
- Wed-01 Lake · Henry County
- Wel-01 Lake · Washington County
- Wel-11 Lake · Martin County
- Wmi-06 Lake · Miami County
- Wti-13 Lake · Carroll County
- Wuw-13 Lake · Huntington County
- Wwe-02 Lake · Putnam County
- Wwu-11 Lake · Marion County
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