Brookville Lake Dam

Brookville Lake Dam
Brookville Lake Dam
	Brookville Lake Dam, southeastern Indiana, viewed from the overlook to the east.
	Location of Brookville Lake Dam in Indiana Brookville Lake Dam (the United States)
Country	United States
Location	Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°26′23″N84°59′56″W / 39.4396°N 84.999°W
Dam and spillways
Height	181 ft (55 m)
Length	2,800 ft (850 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Brookville Lake
Total capacity	359,600 acre⋅ft (443,600,000 m3)
Active capacity	184,900 acre⋅ft (228,100,000 m3)
Surface area	8.2 sq mi (21 km2)
Normal elevation	755 ft (230 m)

Last updated September 25, 2023

Brookville, Indiana from the northeast, with the southern end of Brookville Lake and the dam visible at right Brookville-indiana-from-above.jpg — Brookville, Indiana from the northeast, with the southern end of Brookville Lake and the dam visible at right

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] It impounds the East Fork of the Whitewater River for flood control and storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the Louisville District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the Corps of Engineers.

The riverine reservoir it creates, Brookville Lake, has a normal water surface of 8.2 square miles (21 km²), a maximum capacity of 359,600 acre-feet (443,600,000 m³), and normal storage of 184,900 acre-feet (228,100,000 m³).^[3] Recreation includes boating, hiking, hunting, and fishing (for bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, catfish, walleye, crappie, muskellunge, trout, and white bass).^[4] Adjacent facilities include the Mounds State Recreation Area and the Whitewater Memorial State Park.

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookville Lake
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2012-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Brookville Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
↑ "Louisville District > Missions > Civil Works > Recreation > Lakes > Brookville Lake".

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brookville Lake

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2012-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Brookville Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-09-06.

[4] "Louisville District > Missions > Civil Works > Recreation > Lakes > Brookville Lake".

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