Cagles Mill Lake, also known as ''Cataract Lake'', is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
located near
Cataract, Indiana
Cataract is an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Cataract was plat
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in
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, in west central Indiana on the borders of
Putnam and
Owen
Owen may refer to:
Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin.
Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born.
Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...
counties. It is alimented from the north by Mill Creek and drains out through to the
Eel River to its south, which then makes its way to the
White River.
Indiana State Road 42
State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at US 40 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville.
Route description
From the western term ...
once went through where Cataract Lake is now and currently has a new, entirely different route on the upper area from its original route.
Located on the lake are the state's largest waterfalls, the
Cataract Falls. A main attraction to tourists on the lake is a
bald eagle
The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...
's nest, where the birds return every season.
Cagles Mill Dam is a flood control project of the
, an earthen dam completed in 1953. It impounds a maximum capacity of 228,120
acre-feet
The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, irrigation water, and river flows.
An acre-f ...
, and normal storage of 27,112 acre-feet.
References
External links
Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Cagles Mill Lake State Reservoir- official site
National Weather Service hydrographic informationImagesFishing reportU.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Cagles Mill Lake
Great Lakes Gateway
Dams completed in 1953
Bodies of water of Owen County, Indiana
Bodies of water of Putnam County, Indiana
Dams in Indiana
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Protected areas of Owen County, Indiana
Reservoirs in Indiana
Nature centers in Indiana
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