Patoka Lake Dam
Dam in Dubois County, Indiana · Patoka River · forms Patoka Lake
Height
145 ft
44 m (NID height)
Length
1,500 ft
457 m
Completed
1978
Patoka Lake today
538.01 ft
7 days ▼ 0.50 ft
Normal storage
167,290 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 145 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Louisville District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 301,640 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 8,880 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 85 ft
- Drainage area
- 168 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 370 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Louisville District
- Also known as
- Patoka Lake
- NID ID
- IN03018
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 14, 2026. Search NID ID IN03018 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.