Backwater- Located at the southeast corner of Webster Lake, one mile south of North Webster, the Backwater covers 60 acres with a sand bottom, maximum dept of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, perch and sunfish.

Beaver Dam Lake - One mile east of Beaver Dam in the southwest portion of the county, Beaver Dam Lake covers 150 acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 75 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, crappies and sun fish. One of a chain of lakes running from Silver Lake to Palestine, Beaver Dam Lake is spring fed and noted for good-tasting fish.

Beigh Lake - Three and one-half miles east of the town of Silver Lake, Beigh Lake covers 40 acres with a muck bottom, a maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Benton Lake - Smallest of the Barbee chain, Benton Lake lies between Irish and Shoe lakes covering 15 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, pike, perch and crappies.

Big Barbee Lake - Largest of the 11 lakes that comprise the Barbee chain, Big Barbee Lake covers 275 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, pike, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish.

Big Chapman Lake - Five miles northeast of Warsaw, Big Chapman Lake covers 420 acres with a combination muck and marl bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish.

Black Lake - Just east of North Webster, Black Lake lies between Webster Lake and the Village of Wilmot covering five acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass bluegills, and crappies.

Boner Lake - Two miles east of Syracuse, Boner Lake covers 17 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Cadwell Lake - Two miles west of Claypool, Cadwell Lake covers 50 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 35 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Carr Lake - Located two and one-half miles northeast of Claypool, Carr Lake covers 135 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 90 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish.

Little Carr Lake - Three miles northeast of Claypool, Little Carr Lake is also known as Reeds Lake and covers 5 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 18 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Center Lake - Three blocks north of the Kosciusko County courthouse in Warsaw, Center Lake covers 130 acres with a sand and gravel bottom, maximum depth of 80 feet and average depth of 40 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies. A park with tennis courts, pavilion picnic area and sandy bathing beach is maintained on the south side of Center Lake by the City of Warsaw.

Crystal Lake - Five miles west of Warsaw, Crystal Lake covers 75 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, pike, bluegills and crappies.

Daniel Lake - One of the Barbee chain, Daniel Lake covers 20 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 30 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Dewart Lake - Twelve miles northeast of Warsaw, Dewart Lake covers 700 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 25 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, pike, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish. Dewart Lake is also the home of Camp Ella J. Logan, operated by Girl Scouts of America, and Quaker Haven, a retreat operated by the Friends church.

Dream Lake - Located five miles south of Warsaw, Dream Lake covers 15 acres with a muck covered marl bottom, maximum depth of 35 feet and average depth of 18 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass and bluegills.

Goose Lake - Three miles southwest of Warsaw, Goose Lake covers 50 acres with a gravel bottom, maximum depth of 25 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and crappies.

Grindle Lake - One in a group of lakes between North Webster and Indian Village, Grindle Lake covers a mer five acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 30 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Hammond Lake - Four miles northeast of North Webster, Hammond Lake Covers five acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of f25 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass and bluegills.

Heron Lake - One of the Barbee chain, Heron Lake is located three miles south of North Webster and covers 30 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and perch.

Higgins Lake - Located two miles west of Silver Lake, Higgins Lake, also known as McClure Lake, covers 25 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 35 feet and average depth of 17 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and perch.

Hoffman Lake - A mile northwest of Atwood, Hoffman Lake covers 20 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 75 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Huff Lake - Located 10 miles southeast of Warsaw between Stevens and Sellers Lakes, Huff Lake covers 20 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 30 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Irish Lake - Another of the Barbee chain, Irish Lake is located on 175 acres northeast of Warsaw. It has a sand and marl bottom, maximum depth of 45 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch and sun fish.

James Lake - More commonly known as Upper or Little Tippecanoe Lake, James is one of the Barbee chain covering 240 acres located two miles west of North Webster. It haws a sand and gravel bottom, maximum depth of 70 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Jamieson Lake - Located one mile southwest of Claypool, Jamieson Lake covers five acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 20 feet and average depth of 10 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Johnson Lake - Also known as Sherben Lake, Johnson is located 10 miles southeast of Warsaw on 12 acres with a sand and gravel bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Keller Lake - Located three miles south of Warsaw on five acres, Keller Lake has a mud bottom with a maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large motuh bass and bluegills.

Keyser Lake - Nestled between Black Lake and Wilmot, Keyser Lake covers five acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 25 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass and bluegills.

Kuhn Lake - This shallow lake is another in the Barbee chain and lies just east of Big Barbee and south of Heron. Kuhn Lake covers 40 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 20 feet and average depth of 12 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, pike, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Lake Wawasee Located in the northeast part of Kosciusko County, Lake Wawasee covers 2, 720 acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 85 feet and average depth of 12 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth and rock bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, crappies, perch and sun fish. Wawasee is 870 feet above sea level with a number of sunken islands and all varieties of fish common to Northern Indiana lakes. Wawasee is Indiana's largest natural lake.

Larrew Lake - Four miles southeast of Warsaw, Larrew Lake covers five acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 30 feet and average depth of 10 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Little Lake - Adjoining Silver Lake on the north, Little Lake covers 10 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 47 feet and average depth of 17 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Little Barbee Lake - Located between Big Barbee and Irish Lakes in the Barbee chain, Little Barbee covers 40 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 35 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large mouth bass, pike, bluegills and sun fish.

Little Chapman Lake - Covering 150 acres with a muck bottom five miles northeast of Warsaw, Little Chapman Lake has a maximum depth of 50 feet and average depth of 25 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Loon Lake - Five miles west of Silver Lake, Loon Lake covers 43 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

McPherson Lake - This lake is due for an identity crisis with three possible names, McPherson, Shelly or Fawley. It is located seven miles southeast of Warsaw on five acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 16 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Mock Lake - Located just south of Shock Lake, north of North Webster, Mock Lake covers eight acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 50 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, calico bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Mud Lake - Located three miles northwest of Silver Lake on 75 acres, Mud Lake, as its name suggests, has a mud bottom. Maximum depth of the lake is 53 feet, and the average depth is 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Mud Lake - A second Mud Lake in Kosciusko County is located on 22 acres three miles north of Pierceton. It also has a mud bottom with a maximum depth of 46 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Muskelung Lake - Located just west of Dream Lake, Muskelung is five miles south of Warsaw and covers 21 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, pike, bluegills and crappies.

Palestine Lake - Located four miles east of Mentone, Palestine Lake covers 400 acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 75 feet and average depth of eight feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Pappakeechie Lake - Just across the road on the south from Lake Wawasee, Pappakeechie covers 210 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 10 feet. Principal game fish are large mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, crappies, perch and sun fish.

Pike Lakes - Big Pike Lake is located at the north edge of Warsaw on 200 acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 50 feet and average depth of 20 feet. The City of Warsaw maintains an excellent sandy beach and mobile camping facilities at one edge of Big Pike Lake. Little Pike Lake is a mile and a half north of Warsaw on 10 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish on both lakes include large-mouth bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Reeds Lake - Three miles southwest of Pierceton, Reeds Lake covers 12 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 12 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Ridinger Lake - One of the Barbee chain of lakes, Ridinger covers 127 acres with a gravel bottom, maximum depth of 47 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large mouth bass, small-mouth bass, bluegills and perch.

Rock Lake - Located five miles southwest of Silver Lake, Rock Lake covers 60 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 17 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and crappies.

Sawmill Lake - Sawmill is one of the Barbee chain and covers 30 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 35 feet and average depth of 16 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Sechrist Lake - Deepest of the Barbee chain, Sechrist Lake covers 85 acres with a sand bottom, maximum depth of 70 feet and average depth of 35 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pike, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Sellers Lake - North of Sidney, Sellers Lake covers 50 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 45 feet and average depth of 16 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Shock Lake - Three miles north of North Webster, Shock Lake covers 25 acres with a gravel bottom, maximum depth of 90 feet and average depth of 40 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Shoe Lake - Among the lakes in the Barbee chain, Shoe Lake covers 40 acres with a gravel bottom, maximum depth of 55 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, perch and sun fish.

Sickle Lake - Located four miles southwest of Warsaw, Sickle Lake covers five acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 20 feet and average depth of 10 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Silver Lake - One mile northwest of the town of Silver Lake, the lake covers 110 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 45 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and crappies.

Spear Lake - Located five miles northeast of North Webster, Spear Lake covers 18 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 45 feet and average depth of 25 feet. Principal game fish are large mouth bass, bluegills, perch and crappies.

Stafford Lake - Six miles southeast of Warsaw, Stafford Lake covers 22 acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 41 feet and average depth of 18 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Stanton Lake - A mile east of Oswego, Stanton Lake covers 15 acres with a gravel bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 18 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and crappies.

Stevens Lake - Located between Johnson and Stoller Lakes three miles southwest of Pierceton, Stevens Lake covers 20 acres with a mud and muck bottom, maximum depth of 52 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and sunfish.

Stoller Lake - Seven miles southeast of Warsaw, Stoller Lake covers seven acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 42 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal, game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and crappies.

Syracuse Lake - Located at Syracuse and connected by a channel to Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Lake covers 40 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish.

Tennant Lake - Three miles north of Sidney, Tennant Lake covers five acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 30 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Tibbits Lake - Located three and one half miles northeast of Claypool, Tibbits Lake covers seven acres with a muck bottom, maximum depth of 40 feet and average depth of 15 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Tippecanoe Lake - Covering 987 acres between Oswego and North Webster, Tippecanoe Lake has a sand bottom, maximum depth of 121 feet and average depth of 40 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish. Connected to the Barbee chain by a stream, the Tippecanoe River is the lake's outlet.

Twin Lakes - Three miles northeast of North Webster, Twin Lakes cover six acres and both have mud bottoms. Maximum depth of the lakes is 40 feet with an average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills and sun fish.

Waubee Lake - A mile southeast of Milford, Waubee Lake is sometimes referred to as Milford Lake. It covers 200 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 75 feet and average depth of 30 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, bluegills, crappies and sun fish.

Webster Lake - Located at North Webster and site of Epworth Forest operated by the United Methodist Church. Webster Lake covers 540 acres with a sand and gravel bottom, maximum depth of 60 feet and average depth of 20 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, pike, walleyes, bluegills, crappies, perch and sun fish.

Willets Lake - Five miles north of Atwood, Willets Lake covers 38 acres with a mud bottom, maximum depth of 27 feet and average depth of 10 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, bluegills and crappies.

Winona Lake - Bordered by the town of Winona Lake and Warsaw, the lake covers 478 acres with a marl bottom, maximum depth of 80 feet and average depth of 12 feet. Principal game fish are large-mouth bass, rock bass, pike, bluegills, perch, crappies and sun fish. Adjoining Winona Lake is a smaller body of water known as Little Winona Lake, covering 60 acres. The maximum depth of Little Winona is 35 feet, and the average depth is 22 feet. Principal game fish are basically the same as those in the larger lake.

Warsaw Times Union Friday July 5, 1974

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