Indian Lake Watershed
Introduction
The physical features of Indian Lake play an integral role in the watershed's unique
characteristics. The physical features of the watershed create a productive, fertile
land for agricultural production operations. These same features cause the area to be
fragile and highly susceptible to environmental degradation.
Location
Indian Lake is located in Logan County in west central Ohio. The lake is approximately
5,147 acres while the watershed covers approximately 63,122 acres (57,975 acre drainage basin)
in Logan, Auglaize, and Hardin counties. Indian Lake and its 178 miles of tributaries are
headwaters for the Great Miami River and is a highly used recreational area.
Indian Lake Watershed Project
Identification Fact Sheet
Project: Indian Lake Hydrologic Unit Area
Project Name: Indian Lake Watershed Project
Geographic Location: Logan, Hardin & Auglaize Counties, Northwestern Ohio
Project Size:
| Total Project | 63,122 acres |
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| Land | 57,975 acres |
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| Lake | 5,147 acres |
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Land Portion in Each County:
| Logan County | 37,422 acres | 65% of total land |
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| Hardin County | 17,848 acres | 31% of total land |
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| Auglaize County | 2,705 acres | 4% of total land |
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Square Miles in Project:
| Total Area | 98.63 square miles |
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| Land Portion | 90.59 square miles |
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Sub-watersheds:
| South Fork | 32,506 acres | 56% of total watershed |
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| North Fork | 18,434 acres | 32% of total watershed |
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| Blackhawk/Van Horn Creek | 7,035 acres | 12% of total watershed |
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Highly Erodible Land (HEL):
| 13,285 acres | 30% of total cropland |
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Conservation Reserve Program (CRP):
| 8,100 acres | 18% of total cropland |
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Current Watershed Land Uses:
| Land Use | Acres | % of Total |
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| Agriculture | 51,435 acres | 88.7% |
| Forest | 4,467 acres | 7.7% |
| Urban | 1,729 acres | 3.0% |
| Other Open Land | 33 acres | less than .005% |
| Water | 33 acres | less than .005% |
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