Indiana's impaired waterways

Rivers and streams

• 73 percent of miles impaired for water contact recreation
• 63 percent of miles impaired for fish consumption
• 34 percent of miles impaired for aquatic life

Lakes and reservoirs

• 99 percent of acres impaired for drinking water
• 66 percent of acres impaired for aquatic life
• 49 percent of acres impaired for fish consumption
• 23 percent of acres impaired for water contact recreation

Note: Only 23 miles of rivers and streams were assessed for drinking water. Zero were considered impaired, but it’s such a small sample size that we felt it would be misleading to include.

Source: Environmental Integrity Project