Dams in Monroe County, Indiana

17Total Dams
8High Hazard
4Significant

Dam Safety in Monroe County, Indiana

Monroe County has 17 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 8 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 4 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 9 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Monroe County is 74 years old. The most common purpose is recreation. The tallest dam is Monroe Dam at 93 ft.

DamHazardConditionHeight (ft)PurposeYear
Monroe DamHighNot Available93Flood Risk Reduction1965
Lake Lemon DamHighSatisfactory51Water Supply1952
Griffy Reservoir DamHighFair44Recreation1924
Leonard Spring DamHighNot Rated35
Egenolf Lake DamHighPoor35Recreation1964
Bryant Creek Lake DamHighPoor27Recreation1940
Schacht Lake DamHighNot Rated21Recreation1960
Young Lake DamHighPoor19Recreation1996
Cherry Lake DamSignificantPoor31Recreation1940
Arnold Lake DamSignificantPoor26Recreation
Weimer Lake DamSignificantPoor20Recreation1939
Fieldstone Lake DamSignificantPoor18Flood Risk Reduction1998
Bethal Lake DamLowNot Rated36Recreation1964
University Lake DamLowPoor341910
Bugher Lake DamLowNot Rated23Recreation1938
Bean Blossom DamLowNot Rated21Recreation1945
Camp Hunt Lake DamLowPoor21Recreation1940