Chain O' Lakes Estates

05/20/2026

We lost a good friend and former neighbor, Kent Moore recently. Kent and his wife Vickie built one of the first homes on the lake, and lived here from 1997 to 2023. As a land surveyor, he also staked many of the lots and several of the homes on Lake Barbara. All of our best to his wife Vickie and son Aaron as they navigate this tough time.

View Kent E. Moore's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

04/28/2026

It is that time of the year again, lake w**d treatment.
The Sonar treatment is scheduled for April 29th. They will put signs in the yards when the treatment is done.

12/25/2025

Christmas Morning visitor on Lake Barbara!

10/16/2025

Here is a short video of the construction of Lake Barbara in 1975. The voice is Les Weber, and in the video you can see Calvin Weber, who owned the property.

06/25/2024

Mrs. Krumm found this floaty on the south side of the lake. Please send us or her a message if it belongs to you and we can get it back to you. Thanks again!

01/22/2024

Fun pictures of our area from the Blizzard of '78. The first photo is looking south down State Road 9 from the Half Acre Cafe (gas station back then).

08/23/2023

Hello COLHOA members,

We have received notification from the DNR that they will be scheduling our dam inspection this year.
We are requesting volunteers to help with the dam cleanup. We are tentatively planning the clean up for Saturday, September 2nd at 9:00am.

Further information should follow on whom is leading that day, if you have any questions.

Thank you,

COLHOA Board

08/11/2023

Dear COLHOA members,



After our initial inquiry on Monday, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) returned our call on Thursday, August 10. They reiterated what we heard from the DNR, which is that this disease has been going around NE Indiana lakes and decimating the crappie populations. IDEM indicated the most important step we could take is to clean up the dead fish quickly, as the rotting carcasses will release harmful bacteria into the lake. Their recommendation is that folks stay out of the lake until a few weeks after all the dead fish are removed. If the dead fish aren’t removed from the lake, they suggest we stay out until the fish have completely decomposed.



We ask that all members take responsibility for cleaning up the fish on their shoreline as quickly as possible. If you are able and have a neighbor who may have trouble cleaning their own shoreline, please clean it for them. This is a critical step to getting the lake back in shape as quickly as possible.



While we can’t be sure how the disease entered the lake, it is quite possible that it came in on a boat. Please make sure you are following proper cleaning procedures before launching your boat on our lake. For more information, please visit https://events.in.gov/event/clean_drain_and_dry_your_boat_to_stop_invasive_species.

We will also be mailing a copy of this information to all homeowners and will include the most recent meeting minutes.

We thank you for your partnership in working together to help clean up any dead fish and working together to help prevent diseases from entering the lake.

COLHOA Board

08/08/2023

“On Monday, August 7 around 4:30pm a large-scale fish kill of crappies was discovered on the lake. The DNR was contacted immediately, and we were informed that there have been several large-scale crappie kills on Noble County lakes in the last year due to disease, and there were likely no issues with lake toxicity. Out of an abundance of caution, water samples are being taken to a lab on August 8, 2023, and will be tested. If the lake is found to be unsafe, we will let you know immediately.



COLHOA Board

06/02/2023

Received this message from a property owner today, has anyone had any pier work done or know of any good companies who do pier work?

"I’m in need of replacing my pier and deck. Can you post this to the page to see what companies people use for piers and decks? Thank you."