Lake Wawasee
Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Nine Mile Lake”, “Turkey Lake”, and “Wawasee Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Park.
South Park
Residential area
Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wawasee Village and Syracuse.
Wawasee Village
Hamlet
Syracuse is a town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 3,079 at the 2020 census. Syracuse is the location of Lake Syracuse and the nearby, larger Lake Wawasee, in addition to several other lakes in the region. Wawasee Village is situated 2½ miles west of Lake Wawasee.
Syracuse
Photo: Tysto, Public domain.
Syracuse is a small city in Northern Indiana. At the northern shore of Lake Wawasee, Indiana's largest lake. Syracuse is also the nearest municipality for visitors and summer residents to Wawasee for grocery and drug stores, automobile repair, banking, and bars or taverns.
North Webster
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
North Webster is a town in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,146 at the 2010 census. The National Weather Service operates a Weather Forecast Office North of town toward Syracuse. North Webster is situated 5 miles south of Lake Wawasee.
Lake Wawasee
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Kosciusko, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Localities in the Area
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