​The LaGrange County Voluntary Water Quality Monitoring Program (VWQMP) officially got underway in May of 2024 after working out some initial kinks in 2023. This program is designed to guide lake associations in performing a seasonal water quality monitoring program in accordance with best practices in aquatic ecology.

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LaGrange County Voluntary Water Quality Monitoring Program:

Sample Results: 2023 - ​2025​​​

Water Quality Targets

Second Walleye Stocking in Fall of 2025

A Fish Fund was established at 2021 Dallas Lake Annual Meeting. The Fish Fund subcommittee recommended to the Board of Directors to raise money to stock Dallas Lake with walleye. Adequate funds had been raised to allow stocking of approximately 2,000 walleye in the Fall of 2023 followed by another stocking in October of 2025..

For more information on walleye stocking and how to donate, click here.

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North Branch Elkhart River study was released in October of 2020. This is an excellent comprehensive study and understanding of the overall functional health of the North Branch Elkhart River (NBER) basin in northeast Indiana. 

The study concluded that overall, the NBER system is one of the most naturally functioning river systems in the state, and that great care should be taken to preserve this remarkable resource.

Click here to view entire Report