Brookville Lake Dam Explained

Brookville Lake Dam
Location Map:Indiana#USA
Location Map Caption:Location of Brookville Lake Dam in Indiana
Coordinates:39.4396°N -84.999°W
Country:United States
Location:Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Dam Height:181feet
Dam Length:2800feet
Res Name:Brookville Lake
Res Capacity Total:359600acre feet
Res Capacity Active:184900acre feet
Res Surface:8.2sqmi
Res Elevation:755feet

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 and long at its crest.[1] 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, a maximum capacity of, and normal storage of .[2] Recreation includes boating, hiking, hunting, and fishing (for bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, catfish, walleye, crappie, muskellunge, trout, and white bass).[3] Adjacent facilities include the Mounds State Recreation Area and the Whitewater Memorial State Park.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-09-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718112750/http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=IN03017 . 2014-07-18 .
  2. Web site: Brookville Lake . 2012-09-06 . 2012-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102024223/http://findlakes.com/brookville_lake_indiana~in03017.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Louisville District > Missions > Civil Works > Recreation > Lakes > Brookville Lake.