Big Barbee Lake

Lake Size	311 acres
Max Depth	45 feet
Avg Depth	15.6 feet
Watershed Size	28,737 acres
Inlets	Swick-Meredith Ditch enters from West and Southwest
Outlets	Swick-Meredith Ditch drains to Loon Lake
Access	Public; 4.5 miles W of Silver Lake on SR 14, then 2 miles N on CR 760 W
Recreation	Boat, Ski, Fish
Lake Bottom	Clay, muck, sand
Best Fishing	Bluegill, Redear, Largemouth Bass, Crappie
Lakefront/ Channelfront Total Gross Assessed Value	$12,033,640
Boating Restrictions	10 mph speed limit; Open boating from 1pm-4pm

Data and Research Specific to Big Barbee Lake

• 12-Digit Watershed Map
• Aerial Photograph
• Lake Bathymetry Map
• Google Maps

Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams

• Big Barbee Lake: Beneath the Surface
• Comparative Water Quality Study: Big Barbee Lake 2007

Indiana Clean Lakes Program

• Lake Overview Data
• Volunteer Monitoring Data

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Data and Research that Includes Big Barbee Lake

Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams

• Historical Literature Review 2009
• Lake Economic Impact Study: Property Value Report 2013
• Blue-Green Algae Study Final Report & Appendix 2014
• Barbee Lakes Chain Pre-Public Sewer System Study 2014

Indiana Department of Natural Resources

• Barbee Lakes Diagnostic Study 2000
• Barbee Lakes Sediment Removal Plan 2006
• Barbee Lakes Aquatic Management Plan Update 2009
• Barbee Lakes Aquatic Management Plan Revision 2007-2011
• Barbee and Chapman Lake Chains Water Monitoring 2014
• Healthy Shorelines Initiative in the Upper Tippecanoe River Watershed

Fish Consumption Advisory

• Advisory for the General Population
• Advisory for Pregnant or Nursing Women