Lakes / Indiana / Parke County / Cecil M Harden Lake
Cecil M Harden Lake, Indiana
1,673.59 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Indiana
39.74 degrees N, 87.07 degrees W - Parke County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Cecil M Harden Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 97% of the 425 lakes counted in Indiana.
- The largest lake in Parke County among those counted.
- About 48 miles from Indianapolis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Fork Lake | Parke | 4.3 mi | 58.04 acres |
| Glenn Flint Lake | Putnam | 6.9 mi | 359.8 acres |
| Lake Waveland | Montgomery | 10 mi | 337.27 acres |
| Quarry Pond | Putnam | 14 mi | 29.41 acres |
| Lake Holiday | Montgomery | 16 mi | 132.85 acres |
| Lake of the Woods | Clay | 18 mi | 34.27 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Indiana
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe Lake | Monroe | 11,112.45 acres | - |
| 2 | Patoka Lake | Orange | 9,120.83 acres | - |
| 3 | Brookville Lake | Franklin | 4,364.22 acres | - |
| 4 | Lake Wawasee | Kosciusko | 3,426.28 acres | - |
| 5 | Broad Pond | Gibson | 2,941.52 acres | - |
All 425 Indiana lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 155291408). Verified October 30, 2026.