Adams County


Adams County is in northeast Indiana. It is bounded on the north by Allen County, on the west by Wells County, on the south by Jay County, and on the east by Ohio.

Adams County Indiana Location Map

  Natural Areas

Baltzell-Lenhart Nature Preserve
 See also: DNR [PDF]

  Organizations

ACRES Land Trust
Dedicated to protecting land, mostly in northeast Indiana

Indiana Native Plant Society - Northeast Chapter

Sierra Club - Northeast Group

  Government

Adams County Health Department
Inspections, investigations, permits, testing, consultation, training

Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District
Helping landowners understand and implement conservation practices that will improve the quality and health of our soil and water resources

Adams County Solid Waste Management District
Includes info on recycling and hazardous waste disposal

  Watersheds

 

Adams County Indiana Watersheds map

Adams County Watersheds
Click to enlarge

Red lines on the map depict the boundaries of 8-digit hydrologic units (one convenient definition of a watershed) as shown on this 1974 United States Geological Survey Map.

Adams County drains into three different 8-digit hydrologic units, each represented on the image above by an area between red lines and within the county boundary, designated by a letter. Clicking on a watershed name below will take you to separate page with more information on that watershed.

Letter

Watershed

A
B
C

Auglaize
St Marys
Upper Wabash


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