Dunlap Lake

 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. 

Spillway Repairs

Nov 1, 2015 |

Work has started on the spillway. Today some of the old concrete was removed to create a trench. A rebar wall will be set up tomorrow and concrete will be poured early next week as weather permits. The water will continue going down, probably to 5 foot

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Algae

Nov 1, 2015 |

The invasive water plants are expected to die off when we start getting hard freezes. The board is working on a plan to be proactive with treatment or removal next year, but it is very hard to stop plant growth when there are such high levels of phosphates and...

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Holiday Social Dec. 5 at the Wildey Theatre

Nov 1, 2015 |

  Holiday Social Mark your calendar. This year's Holiday Social will be Sat. Dec. 5. Social time will start at 6:30 pm in the second-floor party room of the Wildey Theatre on Main Street. A special feature of this year's event will be a bake-off and holiday...

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Lake to drop Again for Dam Work

Oct 26, 2015 |

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know the water level of the lake will start slowly dropping again. If weather permits, repairs on the spillway could begin as soon as Tuesday. It shouldn't take more than a few days if it stays dry enough to pour concrete. Thanks,...

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Engineers Check Spillway

Oct 21, 2015 |

Email Update: Hello Again, I just wanted to let you know the engineers checked out the spillway today and reviewed the drawings of the original structure built in 1963 and the updates made in 1972. The 1972 fix has lasted for 43 years but a little bit of water is...

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