Little Barbee Lake

Lake Size | 74 acres |
Max Depth | 26 feet |
Avg Depth | 11 feet |
Inlets | Putney Ditch from the south, Flow from Big Barbee Lake |
Outlets | To Irish Lake |
Access | Public: For Barbee Chain: 2 mi S of N Webster on SR 13, then W on Rolling Ridge to Rattlesnake Dr.; Handicap accessible |
Recreation | Boat, Fish |
Lake Bottom | Marl, muck, sand |
Best Fishing | Bluegill, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Perch |
Assessed Value | Barbee Chain - $184,138,500 |
Fish Consumption Advisory | Bluegill up to 7" - Grp. 1 |
Boating Restrictions | 10 mph speed limit at all times |
Data and Research Specific to Little Barbee Lake
- 12-Digit Watershed Map
- Google Maps
- Aerial Photograph – Little Barbee
- Lake Bathymetry Map
- Aerial Photograph – Barbee Chain
- Lake Bathymetry Map – Barbee Chain
- Barbee Lakes in 1900
Indiana Clean Lakes Program
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Data and Research that Includes Little Barbee Lake
Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams
- 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
- Project Manual for Little Barbee Lake Putney Ditch Dredging and Sediment Basin Construction 1991
- Project Manual for Little Barbee Lake Putney Streambank Stabilization 1991
- Contract Documents for Putney Ditch Streambank Stabilization Design Project 1998
- Design Report for the Streambank Stabilization of Putney Ditch 1999
- Barbee Lakes Diagnostic Study 2000
- Putney Ditch Watershed Feasibility Study 2002
- Barbee Lakes Sediment Removal Plan 2006
- Barbee Lakes Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan Update 2009
- Barbee Lakes Aquatic Plant 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