Lakes / Indiana / Dearborn County / Old Channel Lake
Old Channel Lake, Dearborn County, Indiana
95.65 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Indiana
39.11 degrees N, 84.84 degrees W - Dearborn 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 Old Channel Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 425 lakes counted in Indiana.
- About 84 miles from Indianapolis, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley Lake | Dearborn | 3.4 mi | 129.63 acres |
| Tall Oaks Lake | Ripley | 19 mi | 49.9 acres |
| Versailles State Park Dam | Ripley | 22 mi | 178.21 acres |
| Bischoff Reservoir | Ripley | 22 mi | 202.73 acres |
| Mollenkramer Reservoir | Ripley | 23 mi | 37.02 acres |
| Brookville Lake | Franklin | 28 mi | 4,364.22 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 152859696). Verified October 30, 2026.