Monroe Dam
Dam in Monroe County, Indiana · Salt Creek · forms Monroe Lake
Height
93 ft
28 m (NID height)
Length
1,350 ft
411 m
Completed
1965
Monroe Lake today
537.77 ft
7 days ▼ 0.12 ft
vs full pool
▼ 0.23 ft
Normal storage
182,250 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; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 93 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 441,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 10,750 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 89 ft
- Drainage area
- 441 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 600 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Monroe Lake
- NID ID
- IN03001
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 14, 2026. Search NID ID IN03001 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.