Salamonie Lake Dam

Salamonie Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationWabash County, Indiana
Coordinates40°48′25″N 85°40′45″W / 40.80694°N 85.67917°W / 40.80694; -85.67917
Built byUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Owner(s)United States Army Corps of Engineers
Operator(s)United States Army Corps of Engineers, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSalamonie River
Height133 ft (41 m)
Length6,100 ft (1,900 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity263,600 acre⋅ft (325,100,000 m3)
Surface area4.5 sq mi (12 km2)
Normal elevation751 ft (229 m)
Salamonie Lake
Salmonie Lake in the foreground, with the town of Huntington, Indiana to the left background
Salmonie Lake in the foreground, with the town of Huntington, Indiana to the left background
Salamonie Lake is located in Indiana
Salamonie Lake
Salamonie Lake
LocationWabash County, Indiana
Coordinates40°46′27″N 85°36′23″W / 40.77417°N 85.60639°W / 40.77417; -85.60639
Typereservoir
Surface area4.5 sq mi (12 km2)
Water volume263,600 acre⋅ft (325,100,000 m3)
Surface elevation751 ft (229 m)[1]

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 133 feet (41 m) and 6,100 feet (1,900 m) long at its crest.[2][3] 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 4.5 square miles (12 km2)[4] and a maximum capacity of 263,600 acre-feet (325,100,000 m3);[5] the total project encompasses 12,000 acres (49 km2) of land and water.[6] Recreation includes boating, swimming, and fishing for white crappie, channel catfish, white bass, and walleye.[7] 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.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salamonie Lake Dam
  2. ^ "Salamonie Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Salamonie Lake". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-08-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Louisville District > Missions > Civil Works > Recreation > Lakes".
  7. ^ "Salamonie Lake - Fishing". 29 January 2021.


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