Little Lime Lake
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Little Lime Lake is mapped to a depth of 28 ft on the Indiana DNR survey and covers about 30 acres in Steuben County, Indiana. Depths come from the Indiana DNR survey of 2017.
Measured from the Indiana DNR lake bathymetry survey.
- Deepest mapped contour
- 28 ft
- Survey year
- 2017
- Surface area
- 30 acres
- Shoreline
- 0.81 mi · round
- Aquatic vegetation
- 1% of surface · NDVI estimate
- Public access
- No public DNR launch identified
Additional depth details5 contours
- Contour depths
- 0–28 ft
- Recorded point soundings
- 28 ft
Provenance
Sources: IN DNR Lake Bathymetry, USGS 3DEP, USDA NAIP (public domain), OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
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Map details & sources4 sources
All layers registered to one bounding box; positions in WGS 84.
Survey-derived depth contours drape over USGS 3DEP elevation, with a USDA NAIP aerial basemap and OpenStreetMap shoreline. Color shows surveyed depth; dark lines are the survey's own isobaths.
- Coordinates
- 41.75026, -85.18364
- IN DNR lake ID
- 155638231
- Vertical exaggeration
- 2.73× below the waterline; land at true scale
- Basemap
- USDA NAIP · public domain
- Model size
- 0.9 MB
Paddling
Paddling Index methodology v1.0 · calculated 2026-10-08Little Lime Lake has a partly natural setting, well sheltered geometry, some nearby classified roads. No special watercraft restriction is identified in the current source.
Why this score?5 components
Included in the index
| Component | Rating | Points of weight | Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural setting | Good | 19.7 of 35 | 58% natural land cover within 150 m of shore (6% forest, 51% wetland; 19% developed) |
| Geometric wind exposure | Excellent | 29.4 of 29 | mean fetch 353 m · 100% of sampled water within 500 m of shelter · short fetch in most directions |
| Watercraft controls | None identified | 8.8 of 18 | No special watercraft restriction identified in the current DNR source. Motors permitted, subject to general law. |
| Public access | Not listed | — | No DNR-listed access site. Township, county and road-end launches are not in this source, so this is not evidence that access is poor — the component is excluded and the remaining weights are renormalized. |
| Road isolation | Good | 9.4 of 18 | some nearby classified roads · 8 INDOT-classified segments within 1.2 km, peak 34,625 vehicles/day |
Additional paddling considerations
These describe the lake but are not part of the v1 Paddling Index and do not change the number above.
- Wake sensitivity
- Low — wide enough that wakes disperse over most of the lake
- Aquatic vegetation
- Low — approximately 1% mapped coverage · NAIP aerial imagery (NDVI)
- Observed motorized activity
- Unknown — No lake-level measurement of boat traffic is available. Legal permission to operate motors is not evidence of use.
- Wildlife habitat potential
- Moderate — 6% forest and 51% wetland cover within 150 m of shore
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Little Lime Lake — common questions
How deep is Little Lime Lake?
The deepest contour on the Indiana DNR bathymetric survey of Little Lime Lake is 28 ft. That is the deepest depth the historical survey map records, which may differ from the deepest point of the lake itself.
How big is Little Lime Lake?
Little Lime Lake covers about 30 acres in Steuben County, Indiana.
Is there public access to Little Lime Lake?
No public launch for Little Lime Lake is shown in the Indiana DNR's public access data. That is not the same as the lake being private -- municipal and private ramps are not in that source.
