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Salamonie Lake
Salamonie Lake is a 2,855-acre reservoir in Indiana. Its shoreline falls inside Huntington County. USACE Louisville / Indiana DNR (Salamonie Lake) manages it. The latest reading is 756.93 ft, 1.9 ft above the 755.0 ft full pool.
Water level today: 756.93 ft · see the full record
Coordinates40.7735, -85.6137
Surface area2,855 acres
Full pool755.0 ft
Managed byUSACE Louisville / Indiana DNR (Salamonie Lake)
Swimming beaches on Salamonie Lake
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Salamonie Lake on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Water level today
Station 03324450, SALAMONIE LAKE AT DORA, IN, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The conservation pool tops out at 755.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 812.0 ft. The last value stored here, 756.93 ft, is from 2026-09-09. The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 793.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.
756.93 ft trend not available
Planning a day at Salamonie Lake
If Salamonie Lake is busy, the nearest alternatives here are J. Edward Roush Lake (Indiana, 10 mi), Mississinewa Lake (Indiana, 19 mi) and Lake Wawasee (Indiana, 44 mi). Indiana has 19 lakes on this site in total.
There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. Inland lakes are not monitored the way ocean beaches are, so posted signs matter more here.
Station 03324450, SALAMONIE LAKE AT DORA, IN, publishes the water surface elevation used here. The conservation pool tops out at 755.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 812.0 ft. The last value stored here, 756.93 ft, is from 2026-09-09. The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 793.0 ft. Water level decides what is usable on the shoreline, from beach width to ramp access.
Public datasets record no beach at Salamonie Lake, so treat any shoreline access as unmarked and unsupervised. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned.
Questions about Salamonie Lake
Is there a beach at Salamonie Lake?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Salamonie Lake?
About 2,855 acres.
What other lakes are near Salamonie Lake?
The closest in this guide is J. Edward Roush Lake, about 10 miles away in Indiana.
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Sources
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