Monroe Lake
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox body of water tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Monroe Lake (also referred to as Lake Monroe[1]) is a reservoir located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The lake is the largest entirely situated in Indiana with Script error: No such module "convert". of water surface area spread over the counties of Monroe and Brown. Capacity varies from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert".[2] depending on water level. It is also home to Script error: No such module "convert". of protected forest and three recreational areas (Fairfax, Hardin Ridge, and Paynetown). Indiana's only federally protected U.S. Wilderness Area, the Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". year-round. During colder winters, limited ice fishing is available on protected backwater portions of the reservoir.
Ransburg Scout Reservation, a large Boy Scout camp comprising over Script error: No such module "convert"., is situated along the eastern shore with a private dock system in Siscoe Bay (also known as Boy Scout Bay). The largest marina situated on the lake is the Fourwinds Resort and Marina with over 800 boats. The reservoir provides abundant fishing throughout the year, and recreational opportunities such as boating and water skiing attract visitors from throughout Indiana and the Midwest.
Construction
Construction on the lake began in 1960 and was finished in 1965 at a cost of $16.5 million. Salt Creek was dammed south of Bloomington, Indiana and the reservoir fills the valley to the northeast of the dam extending into adjacent Brown County. It was thought that Elkinsville, a town in southern Brown County, had to be abandoned due to the path of the backwaters. Therefore, the town was acquired through the power of eminent domain. Later, this was found not to be necessary; the result of a mistake in elevation estimates.[4] The lake was designed as a primary water source for the City of Bloomington and to prevent flood damage downstream. The lake was created and is still managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.
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- Protected areas of Brown County, Indiana
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- Reservoirs in Indiana
- Hoosier National Forest
- Dams in Indiana
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Nature centers in Indiana
- Bodies of water of Brown County, Indiana
- Bodies of water of Monroe County, Indiana