Dunlap Lake is our 138-acre lake with 360 single-family homes, just east of downtown Edwardsville in Madison County, Illinois. It was created by Orie T. Dunlap in 1939. Property owners of Dunlap Lake enjoy boating, swimming, ice skating, and fishing along the lake’s 15 miles of shoreline.
Since the late 1940s Dunlap Lake has been periodically stocked with fish including Channel Catfish, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, and Muskellunge. Fishing is for residents and guests who go out with them. Please catch and release largemouth bass,
A 2024 study on the fishery showed the lake is overstocked with several types of fish. Currently residents are encouraged to catch and keep as many small and midsized Crappie and Stripers they will eat. ALL Shad and Carp caught need to be removed. Never throw left over bait fish or any kind of pond fish into the lake.
The lake is managed by the Dunlap Lake Property Owners Association which was founded in 1950 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1952 to maintain and protect the lake and subdivision. The neighborhood was annexed into Edwardsville in 1977 so now the City maintains roads and provides a reliable sewer system. A 20-year master plan completed in 2020 guides current maintenance and improvements around the lake.
Association awarded E.N.E.R.G.I. Grants
Oct 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dunlap Lake has been awarded over $3,000 from the Edwardsville Neighborhood Enhancement Recognition & Grant Initiative (ENERGI) for signage and landscaping to identify commons areas and to put notice boards on both sides of the lake. The program gives matching...
Dredging SSA Votes Counted
Oct 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Residents in favor 61% to 39%. Residents were mailed a ballot asking "Do you approve of the Dunlap Lake Dredging and Silt Control Project and support the creation of a Special Service Area by the City of Edwardsville to finance it with a cost not to exceed $4.5...
Dunlap Lake Property Owners Board Meeting Oct. 3
Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Dunlap Lake Property Owners Association Board Meeting is Monday, Oct. 3, at at 7PM at 840 East Lake Drive. October 3, 2016 Agenda 1. Roll call- 2. Approval of minutes – August 29, 2016 3. Guest comments 4. Financial Report a. 2017 Budget 5. Old Business a.Voting...
Fall Bonfire Oct. 22
Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Fall Bonfire 8 p.m. Oct. 22 & Hot Dog Roast Please bring a chair and snacks to shareThe 4-acre field at 840 East Lake Drive "The Fogle House"
Ballots Due Sept. 28
Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Postmark Ballots by Wed., Sept. 28 If you have not already returned your ballot on creating an SSA to pay for dredging Dunlap Lake please get that mailed so that it is postmarked by September 28. The mailing address is at the bottom of the ballot. If you have any...
No Board Meeting Tonight
Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is no Dunlap Lake Association Board Meeting tonight. The next meeting is Monday, Oct. 3, at At 7PM at 840 East Lake Drive.
New Ballot in the Mail
Sep 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
A letter and ballot for Dunlap Lake was mailed to you from Community Property Management in Manchester, MO last week. In the letter, our phone number was wrong and the return envelope was not enclosed. Since it is critical that everyone's vote make it to the right...
Dunlap Lake Fish Report
Sep 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Ms. Green, The purpose of this letter is to summarize the results of the electrofishing survey conducted on Dunlap Lake on September 8, 2016. I will also compare this data to the 4 previous surveys (1998, 2001, 2004, and 2009) and provide some management...
July Dunlap Lake Association Board Meeting Minutes
Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dunlap Lake Property Owners Association Board Minutes July 25, 2016 Call to order: Alan Ortbals, president, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the Association meet- ing room at 840 East Lake Drive. Present: Board members - Larry Ahrens, Greg Brumitt, Lee Frea,...
Dunlap Lake Association Board Meeting Aug 29
Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dunlap Lake Property Owners Association Board Meeting Monday, August 29, 2016, At 7PM at 840 East Lake Drive AGENDA 1. Roll call- 2. Approval of minutes – July 25, 2016 3. Guest comments 4. Financial Report 5. Old Business a. Membership Meeting 6. Committee Reports a....