Salamonie Lake Dam

Salamonie Dam (National ID # IN03005) is a dam in Wabash County, Indiana.

Salamonie Dam
Country	United States
Location	Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates	40°48′25″N 85°40′45″W
Built by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Owner(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Salamonie River
Height	133 ft (41 m)
Length	6,100 ft (1,900 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity	263,600 acre⋅ft (325,100,000 m3)
Surface area	4.5 sq mi (12 km2)
Normal elevation	751 ft (229 m)

Salamonie Lake
Salmonie Lake in the foreground, with the town of Huntington, Indiana to the left background
Salamonie Lake
Location	Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates	40°46′27″N 85°36′23″W
Type	reservoir
Surface area	4.5 sq mi (12 km2)
Water volume	263,600 acre⋅ft (325,100,000 m3)
Surface elevation	751 ft (229 m)[1]

The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed in 1966 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 133 feet (41 m) and 6,100 feet (1,900 m) long at its crest.[2][3] It impounds the Salamonie River for flood control and storm water managed, is owned by the Corps of Engineers, and is operated by the Corps and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The reservoir it creates, Salamonie Lake, has a normal water surface of 4.5 square miles (12 km²)[4] and a maximum capacity of 263,600 acre-feet (325,100,000 m³);[5] the total project encompasses 12,000 acres (49 km²) of land and water.[6] Recreation includes boating, swimming and fishing for white crappie, channel catfish, white bass, and walleye.[7] The state also operates the adjacent Salamonie River State Forest, Mt. Hope State Recreation Area, Dora New Holland State Recreation Area, Lost Bridge State Recreation Area, and Mt. Etna State Recreation Area.