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    Maps and data for the Lake Michigan region in northwest Indiana
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About the LakeRim

  • Northwestern Indiana is one of the most densely populated and heavily industrialized parts of the state. Despite the concentration of industrial facilities and urbanization, the region has natural areas of scenic and recreational value, including the Indiana Dunes State Park and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This Web site is the product of a collaborative effort to provide information needed to assist the public's involvement in local resource use and planning issues. Read more about the LakeRim


LakeRim Map

  • Use the LakeRim map to create a custom map from more than 150 layers of information. The map contains a variety of tools for zooming, panning, querying, exporting, and printing. Metadata are provided for each layer, and many of the layers can be downloaded in ESRI shapefile format.

    LakeRim Map

    For your convenience, predefined map views can be selected from the drop-down list below.

    LakeRim Map; click to open.


Links to Resources

  • The Resource page provides links to specialized information and tools. These include forecasts, maps and data, remediation projects, recreation, hydrologic data, research and modeling, and monitoring and education.

    LakeRim Resources

    Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index; click to open.
    Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index

Latest News

  • 4.7.2009:
    NPDES Pipe Locations layer added

  • 3.19.2009:
    USACE Project layer added

  • 3.12.2009:
    LakeRim tool improvements

  • 10.8.2008:
    Updated LakeRim site now available

  • 8.25.2008:
    Coastal aerial photos from IDNR to be featured on new LakeRim map

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 Current Weather

  • Click for Chesterton, Indiana Forecast

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