Lake Wawasee

Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of in , United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within . It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Nine Mile Lake”, “Turkey Lake”, and “Wawasee Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Park.

Residential area
Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of in , United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within . It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wawasee Village and Syracuse.

Hamlet
Syracuse is a town in , , in the U.S. state of . The population was 3,079 at the 2020 census. Syracuse is the location of and the nearby, larger Lake Wawasee, in addition to several other lakes in the region. is situated 2½ miles west of Lake Wawasee.

Photo: Tysto, Public domain.
is a small city in . At the northern shore of Lake Wawasee, Indiana's largest lake. is also the nearest municipality for visitors and summer residents to Wawasee for grocery and drug stores, automobile repair, banking, and bars or taverns.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a town in , , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, had a population of 998. The National Weather Service operates a Weather Forecast Office North of town toward . is situated 5 miles south of Lake Wawasee.

Lake Wawasee

Latitude
41.40349° or 41° 24′ 13″ north
Longitude
-85.7035° or 85° 42′ 13″ west
Elevation
856 feet (261 metres)
Open location code
86HPC73W+9H
Geo­Names ID
4927947
Wiki­data ID
Q6478445
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Wawasee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Wawasee” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lake Wawasee”
  • Chinese: “沃瓦西湖”
  • Chinese: “瓦瓦西”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Wawasee”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Park and Black Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ogden Island and Kanata Manayunk.

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