Big Barbee Lake

Lake Size | 303 acres |
Max Depth | 45 feet |
Avg Depth | 15.6 feet |
Watershed Size | 28,737 acres |
Inlets | Grassy Creek and Kuhn Lake |
Outlets | To Little Barbee Lake |
Access | Public: For Barbee Chain - 2 mi S of N. Webster on SR 13, then W on Rolling Ridge to Rattlesnake Dr. |
Recreation | Boat, Ski, Fish |
Lake Bottom | Sand, Gravel, Muck, Marl |
Best Fishing | Bluegill, Redear |
Lakefront/ Channelfront Total Gross Assessed Value | $184,138,500 |
Boating Restrictions | Only lake in Barbee Chain without 10 mph speed limit |
Data and Research Specific to Big Barbee Lake
Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams
Indiana Clean Lakes Program
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 Revision 2007-2011
- Barbee and Chapman Lake Chains Water Monitoring 2014
- Healthy Shorelines Initiative in the Upper Tippecanoe River Watershed
Fish Consumption Advisory