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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).
Location: Owen / Putnam counties, Indiana, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: reservoir: Primary inflows: Mill Creek: Primary outflows: Mill Creek: Basin countries: United States: Water volume: 228,120 acre⋅ft (0.28138 km 3) Peak 27,112 acre⋅ft (0.033442 km 3) Normal: Surface elevation: 636 feet (194 m) [1]: Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cataract Lake, is a reservoir located near ...
The broad crested weir at the Thorp grist mill in Thorp, Washington, US. Commonly, weirs are used to prevent flooding, measure water discharge, and help render rivers more navigable by boat. In some locations, the terms dam and weir are synonymous, but normally there is a clear distinction made between the structures. Usually, a dam is designed ...
It was constructed in 1943 by damming Fall Creek to provide water for Indianapolis. Upon completion, Geist Reservoir was the second-largest man-made lake in Indiana, providing approximately 6,900,000,000 US gallons (2.6 × 10 10 L; 5.7 × 10 9 imp gal) of water.
The Cannelton Locks and Dam is a tainter-gated dam with two locks on the Ohio River, on the border between the U.S. states of Indiana and Kentucky. The dam is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Cannelton, Indiana. Construction of the locks began in July 1963. The locks began operation in December 1966 and were completed April 1967. Construction on ...
Construction of the dam finished in June, 1923, and it remains standing approximately one mile north of Monticello. Lake Shafer remains the more commercial of the Twin Lakes, largely due to the presence of the Indiana Beach Amusement Park and Camp Resort. There are also a vast number of rental cottages and homes as well as boat rental marinas.
Indiana's only federally protected U.S. Wilderness Area, the 13,000-acre (53 km 2) Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area, is located on the south shore. The lake's watershed is 441 square miles, 82% of which is forested or farmland. [3] The pool elevation (above sea level) is about 538 feet (164 m) year-round.
Salt Creek above Monroe Lake Satellite view of Monroe Lake. Salt Creek is a stream in the southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. A tributary of the East Fork of the White River, the creek begins in southwestern Bartholomew County, flows through southern parts of Brown and Monroe counties, and meets the White River just downstream from Bedford in Lawrence County.