Dams in Greene County, Indiana

17Total Dams
1High Hazard
4Significant

Dam Safety in Greene County, Indiana

Greene County has 17 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 1 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 7 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Greene County is 66 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Faulk Lake Dam at 38 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Beechwood Lake DamHighPoor29Recreation1957
Busseron Dam No. D-4SignificantFair32Flood Risk Reduction1965
Dav-mar Lake DamSignificantFair28Recreation1968
Gingerich Lake DamSignificantNot Rated221955
S.a. Incorporated DamSignificantPoor20Recreation1962
Faulk Lake DamLowPoor38Recreation1970
Friar Tuck Lake DamLowNot Rated35
Jackson Lake DamLowPoor35Recreation1962
Moses Lake DamLowFair32Recreation1958
Lenape Lake DamLowPoor29Recreation1968
Singer Ditch (hawthorne Mine) DamLowNot Rated22Other1965
Busseron Dam No. D-5LowFair22Flood Risk Reduction1965
Monon Reservoir DamLowPoor20Other1915
Dyer Lake DamLowPoor20Water Supply1940
Mercer Lake DamLowNot Rated20Recreation1970
W.l. Thomas LakeUndeterminedNot Rated28Recreation1973
Harmons Lake DamUndeterminedNot Rated19