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Facts about the Lakes

Project Name St D.A. Date of Full Pool Low Outlet Lowest Elevation Date Lowest Winter Summer Highest Elevation Date Highest Flood Top Dam
TAYLORSVILLE LAKE KY 353 30‐Apr‐83 474 541.9 13‐Dec‐87 545 547 592.2 5‐May‐11 592 623
PATOKA LAKE IN 170 31‐Mar‐79 484 531.3 24‐Apr‐97 533 536 549.7 3‐May‐11 548 566
CAESAR CREEK LAKE OH 237 4‐Jul‐78 741 840.1 4‐Jan‐97 846 849 863.4 7‐May‐83 883 904
W.M.HARSHA LAKE OH 342 21‐Mar‐78 623 690.4 25‐Oct‐78 729 733 777.35 4‐May‐11 795 819
CARR CREEK LAKE KY 61 16-May-76 955 1001.3 14‐Nov‐78 1017 1027 1046.7 20‐Apr‐98 1055 1083
C.J.BROWN LAKE OH 82 10‐Jan‐75 968 971.5 1‐Jan‐74 1009 1012 1014.6 28‐Feb‐75 1023 1040
BROOKVILLE LAKE IN 380 17‐Jun‐74 630 736 24‐Nov‐75 740 748 767.3 4‐May‐11 775 809
CAVE RUN LAKE KY 827 1‐Jun‐74 656 712.4 23‐Dec‐74 724 730 759.7 5‐May‐11 765 788
GREEN RIVER LAKE KY 682 25‐Apr‐69 605 658.2 20‐Nov‐71 664 675 705.2 4‐Jan‐79 713 734
MONROE LAKE IN 432 28‐Apr‐66 497 529 2‐Mar‐84 538 538 557.3 4‐May‐11 556 574
BARREN RIVER LAKE KY 942 3‐Jul‐64 478 515.1 13‐Dec‐65 525 552 583 8‐Mar‐89 590 618
NOLIN RIVER LAKE KY 703 11‐Mar‐64 422 476.4 7‐Dec‐65 490 515 559.7 7‐May‐11 560 581
CECIL HARDEN LAKE IN 217 13‐Mar‐61 605 636.4 5‐Jan‐98 640 662 689.9 14‐May‐02 690 710
BUCKHORN LAKE KY 408 23‐Feb‐61 724 755.9 15‐Mar‐66 757 782 839.3 18‐Mar‐63 840 877
ROUGH RIVER LAKE KY 454 1‐Mar‐61 430 462 10‐Dec‐65 470 495 527.4 4‐May‐11 524 554
WEST FORK LAKE OH 30 21‐May‐53 655 661.4 12‐Aug‐96 675 675 698.9 22‐Jan‐59 702 735
CAGLES MILL LAKE IN 294 8‐Aug‐53 596 597.6 23‐Oct‐71 636 637 690.4 15‐Jun‐96 704 730