Big Chapman Lake

Lake Size | 504 acres |
Max Depth | 39 feet |
Avg Depth | 12.5 feet |
Watershed Size | 4,500 acres |
Outlets | To Little Chapman Lake |
Inlets | Island Park Drain, Crooked Creek, Arrowhead Park Drain, Highland Park Drain, Lozier's Creek |
Access | Public: 2 mi E of Warsaw on Old 30 to CR 300E then N 3 miles; Handicap accessible |
Recreation | Boat, Ski, Fish |
Lake Bottom | Gravel, Muck, Sand |
Best Fishing | Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Longear, Northern Pike, Redear, Walleye, Yellow Perch |
Lakefront/ Channelfront Total Gross Assessed Value | Chapman Lakes - $117,302,100 |
Data and Research Specific to Big Chapman Lake
Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams
Indiana Clean Lakes Program
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Data and Research that Includes Big Chapman Lake
Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams
- Lake Economic Impact Study: Property Value Report 2013
- Blue-Green Algae Study Final Report & Appendix 2014
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Chapman Lakes Diagnostic Study 2001
- Chapman Lakes Engineering Feasibility Study 2003
- Crooked Creek Design/Build Report 2003
- Arrowhead Drain Design/Build Report 2004
- Lozier and Highland Park Drains Engineering Feasibility Study 2006
- Chapman Lakes Strategic Lakes Management Plan 2007
- Whole-lake Fluridone Effects 2007
- Chapman Lakes Highland Drain Design-Build Project 2008
- Littoral Zone Restoration Research Project 2007-2009: Final Report
- Chapman Lakes Sediment Removal Plan 2009
- Barbee and Chapman Lake Chains Water Monitoring 2014
- Chapman Lakes Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan 2015 Update