Barbee Lake is a
fresh water
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
lake located in
Warsaw,
Indiana,
United States.
The Barbee chain of lakes was formed by retreating
glaciers during the
Pleistocene era as were most of northeast Indiana's lakes.
Location
The greater Barbee lakes are located just west of
Indiana State Road 13, approximately south-southeast of
Tippecanoe Lake and southwest of
Webster Lake.
The lake chain
Barbee Lake is composed of seven interconnected and natural lakes (Barbee Lakes chain):
*Barbee Lake
*Little Barbee Lake
*Kuhn Lake
*Irish Lake
*Sawmill Lake
*Sechrist Lake
*Banning Lake
Inflow and outflow
Inflow via Grassy Creek feeds Barbee (Big Barbee), Little Barbee, Irish, and Sawmill.
Shoe Lake flows into Banning Lake while Heron Lake flows into Kuhn Lake. Banning and Kuhn Lakes have the best water quality in the chain because their small watersheds contribute fewer nutrients. Water leaving the Barbee chain heads north and feeds
Tippecanoe Lake. Some 75% of the
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
is
agricultural
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
.
Residential
The chain of Barbee lakes has approximately 2,300
residences spread throughout the lakes with the highest concentration near Barbee's north end, Sechrist, and Little Barbee Lake.
Recreation
All of the lakes support
bluegill
The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...
,
largemouth bass,
yellow perch,
catfish, and
crappie
Crappies () are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Pomoxis'' in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers.
Etymology
The genus name ''Pomoxis'' ...
. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources maintains a boat ramp on Kuhn Lake's north side. Access to Tippecanoe is possible for boats and shorter in length through a manually operated lock.
References
Lake Lubbbers: Barbee*http://www.barbeelakes.org
Lakes of Indiana
Lakes of Kosciusko County, Indiana
Tourist attractions in Kosciusko County, Indiana
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