| Salamonie Dam | |
| Location Map Alt: | 404825N 0854045W |
| Coordinates: | 40.8069°N -85.6792°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Wabash County, Indiana |
| Builder: | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Owner: | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Operator: | United States Army Corps of Engineers, Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
| Dam Crosses: | Salamonie River |
| Dam Height: | 133feet |
| Dam Length: | 6100feet |
| Res Capacity Total: | 263600acre feet |
| Res Surface: | 4.5sqmi |
| Res Elevation: | 751feet |
| Salamonie Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana |
| Location: | Wabash County, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 40.7742°N -85.6064°W |
| Type: | reservoir |
| Area: | 4.5sqmi |
| Volume: | 263600acre feet |
| Elevation: | 751feet |
Salamonie Dam (National ID # IN03005) is a dam in Wabash County, Indiana.
The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed in 1966 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of and long at its crest.[1] [2] It impounds the Salamonie River for flood control and storm water management, is owned by the Corps of Engineers, and is operated by the Corps and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
The reservoir it creates, Salamonie Lake, has a normal water surface of [3] and a maximum capacity of ;[4] the total project encompasses 12000acres of land and water.[5] Recreation includes boating, swimming, and fishing for white crappie, channel catfish, white bass, and walleye.[6] The state also operates the adjacent Salamonie River State Forest, Mt. Hope State Recreation Area, Dora New Holland State Recreation Area, Lost Bridge State Recreation Area, and Mt. Etna State Recreation Area.