J. Edward Roush Dam
Dam in Huntington County, Indiana · Wabash River · forms J. Edward Roush Lake
Height
104 ft
32 m (NID height)
Length
6,500 ft
1,981 m
Completed
1968
J. Edward Roush Lake today
746.04 ft
7 days ▼ 1.53 ft
Normal storage
12,500 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 104 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Chicago District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 153,100 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 900 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 84 ft
- Drainage area
- 707 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 135 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Chicago District
- Also known as
- J. Edward Roush Lake
- NID ID
- IN03006
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 24, 2026. Search NID ID IN03006 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
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