Big Lake, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Big Lake, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Big Lake
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Noble
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Noble
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.87
Area Land Sq Mi:0.58
Area Water Sq Mi:0.29
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:902
Coordinates:41.2747°N -85.4994°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:46725 (Columbia City)
46701 (Albion)
Area Code:260
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2830478
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:18-05231

Big Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Noble County, Indiana, United States.

Geography

Big Lake is in southern Noble County, surrounding the natural lake of the same name. Its southern edge is the Whitley County boundary. Indiana State Road 109 forms the eastern edge of the community; it leads north 4miles to Wolf Lake and south 8miles to Columbia City. Albion, the Noble county seat, is 11miles to the northeast of Big Lake.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Big Lake CDP has an area of 0.87sqmi, of which 0.58sqmi are land and 0.29sqmi, or 33.29%, are water.[1] Big Lake is fed and drained by the Tippecanoe River, a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River. The lake is just downstream from Crooked Lake, the source of the Tippecanoe.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 26, 2023.