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
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