Lakes / Indiana / Washington County / John Hays Lake
John Hays Lake, Indiana
212.04 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Indiana
38.69 degrees N, 86.15 degrees W - Washington 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 John Hays Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 425 lakes counted in Indiana.
- The largest lake in Washington County among those counted.
- About 39 miles from Bloomington, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Salinda | Washington | 8.6 mi | 75.64 acres |
| Starve Hollow Lake | Jackson | 9.5 mi | 125.52 acres |
| Ken-Ray Lake | Lawrence | 15 mi | 68.03 acres |
| Scottsburg Reservoir | Scott | 19 mi | 118.8 acres |
| Deam Lake | Clark | 22 mi | 190.39 acres |
| Lake Tarzian | Jackson | 23 mi | 55.27 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 53455439). Verified October 30, 2026.