Cecil M. Harden Dam
Dam in Parke County, Indiana · Raccoon Creek · forms C. M. Harden Lake
Height
119 ft
36 m (NID height)
Length
1,860 ft
567 m
Completed
1960
C. M. Harden Lake today
659.67 ft
7 days ▼ 2.21 ft
vs full pool
▼ 2.33 ft
Normal storage
49,262 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 119 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 132,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,060 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 115 ft
- Drainage area
- 216 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 200 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Cecil M. Harden Lake
- NID ID
- IN03003
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 20, 2026. Search NID ID IN03003 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.