Lakes / Indiana / Newton County / J C Murphey Lake
J C Murphey Lake, Indiana
754.35 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Indiana
40.98 degrees N, 87.50 degrees W - Newton 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 J C Murphey Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 425 lakes counted in Indiana.
- About 81 miles from South Bend, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwing Lake | Lake | 23 mi | 54.62 acres |
| Cedar Lake | Lake | 27 mi | 797 acres |
| Lake Holiday | Lake | 33 mi | 191.53 acres |
| Big Bass Lake | Porter | 33 mi | 69.08 acres |
| Golf Lake | Lake | 33 mi | 32.74 acres |
| Lake Eliza | Porter | 35 mi | 46.06 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 154247560). Verified October 30, 2026.