Lamb Lake, Indiana is a private lake located in Hensley Township in southwestern Johnson County, Indiana. It is home to many full-time residents as well as vacation and weekend homeowners. Lamb Lake is the tied for the fourth largest private lake in Central/Southern Indiana with Sweetwater lake, behind Grandview Lake () and Heritage Lake (), as measured by Google Maps. Its spillway feeds into the sixth highest waterfall in the state at , just behind Little Clifty Falls (), Big Clifty Falls (), Hoffman Falls (), Tunnel Falls () and

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(). The lake is approximately at its deepest point. The lake was completed in February 1967, is home to approximately 278 property owners, and is frequented by

bald eagle The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...

s, woodpeckers,

swan Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...

s, geese, ducks, many other birds, deer,

fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelv ...

es, raccoons and other wildlife. The lake has a private beach, a slalom ski course, and docks to rent for offshore landowners. Watercraft have restrictions. No jet skis or jet boats are allowed on Lamb lake. Boats may have only one gas powered motor (including kicker motors). Pontoon boats may be no longer than in length. All other boats may be no longer than (excluding the longer bass boats) and no wider than (excluding the majority of deep V bass boats that can also fish large bodies of water), and even some modified V bass boats like the BassTracker ProTeam 195 TXW. There is a speed limit on the lake outside of the idle zones. The lake has

Crappie Crappies () are two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Pomoxis'' in the family Centrarchidae (sunfishes). Both species of crappies are popular game fish among recreational anglers. Etymology The genus name ''Pomoxis'' ...

, largemouth bass,

bluegill The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...

, hybrid striped bass, catfish, and gizzard shad.

is considered by many to be the best fishing at Lamb Lake, followed by bass fishing, which rates below but near the benchmark southern Indiana average for relative weights.

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Reservoirs in Indiana Bodies of water of Johnson County, Indiana {{US-lake-stub