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Brookville Lake Dam (National ID # IN03017) is a dam in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, just north of Brookville, in the southeastern part of the state. The earthen dam was constructed in 1974 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 181 feet (55 m) and 2,800 feet (850 m) long at its crest. [ 2 ]
Part of the facilities available to visitors to Whitewater Memorial State Park include Brookville Reservoir. Brookville Reservoir was created as an artificial lake by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1974, spanning 5,260 acres (21 km 2). The dam which enables the lake is 181 feet (55 m) high and 2,800 feet (850 m) long. [4]
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Indiana.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
It is 3 miles (5 km) east of Blooming Grove, 6 miles (10 km) north of Brookville and 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Connersville. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Lakeshore Resort CDP has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km 2 ), of which 0.001 square miles (0.003 km 2 ), or 0.26%, are water.
Hunters are permitted to harvest one antlered deer with a valid general hunting license, which costs $20.97 for adult residents and $101.97 for adult nonresidents.
Brookville is also at the southern end of Brookville Lake, impounded in 1974 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. According to the 2010 census, Brookville has a total area of 1.54 square miles (3.99 km 2 ), of which 1.5 square miles (3.88 km 2 ) (or 97.4%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2 ) (or 2.6%) is water.
It was depopulated in the late 1960s in preparation for construction of the Brookville Lake Dam, which was completed in 1974 after several years of delay. History [ edit ]
Whitewater Memorial State Park is located adjacent to 5,260-acre (2,130 ha) Brookville Lake about 10 miles (16 km) southeast by east of Connersville near Liberty, Indiana. Manlove Park, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of downtown near Milton, is a recreation area around Manlove Lake.