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Kosciusko County lakes compared

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Kosciusko County lakes compared
				Boating rule	Public access	Public beach	Location
Lake Wawasee	3,006	81 ft	22 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Turkey Creek Township, at Syracuse
Lake Tippecanoe	786	122 ft	37 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township, near Leesburg and North Webster
Webster Lake	653	52 ft	12.5 ft	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	North Webster
Winona Lake	571	79 ft	30 ft	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	Town of Winona Lake, beside Warsaw
Dewart Lake	554	82 ft	16 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Van Buren Township, between Leesburg and Syracuse
Big Chapman Lake	504	39 ft	12.5 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Plain Township, about 2 mi E of Warsaw
Syracuse Lake	411	34 ft	13 ft	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	Syracuse
Big Barbee Lake	303	45 ft	15.6 ft	No 10 mph limit	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township
Palestine Lake	290	27 ft	—	No limit listed	Yes	No	Palestine
James Lake	278	62 ft	27 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	North Webster area
Pike Lake	228	35 ft	14 ft	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	Warsaw
Papakeechie Lake	190	55 ft	11.5 ft	No motorized boats	Private	No	South of Lake Wawasee
Waubee Lake	187	51 ft	—	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	Van Buren Township, near Milford
Irish Lake	182	36 ft	10.7 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	North Webster area
Hoffman Lake	180	30 ft	—	10 mph	Private	No	Prairie Township
Little Chapman Lake	177	32 ft	14 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Plain Township
Yellow Creek Lake	155	67 ft	31.6 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Seward Township
Beaver Dam Lake	155	61 ft	15.6 ft	Open boating 1 to 4 pm; 10 mph before and after	Yes	No	Seward Township
Ridinger Lake	141	42 ft	21 ft	No limit listed	Private	No	Near Pierceton
Kuhn Lake	137	28 ft	7.9 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township
Center Lake	120	43 ft	—	No limit listed	Yes	Yes	Warsaw
Sechrist Lake	105	63 ft	18.9 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township
Silver Lake	102	31 ft	15 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Town of Silver Lake
Oswego Lake	78	37 ft	13.7 ft	No limit listed	Yes	No	Plain Township
Little Barbee Lake	74	26 ft	11 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township
Loon Lake	40	41 ft	—	10 mph	Yes	No	Seward Township
Sawmill Lake	36	27 ft	8.6 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township
Banning Lake	12	17 ft	7.8 ft	10 mph	Yes	No	Tippecanoe Township

Lake data: Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams, Grace College · Last reviewed October 2026. "No limit listed" means no rule appears in the source; rules can change, so confirm current regulations with Indiana DNR before you go.

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