Lake Freeman 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 ...

outside of

Monticello, Indiana Monticello ( ) is a city in Union Township, White County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,378 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of White County. Monticello is known as a tourist destination in north-central Indiana an ...

formed in 1925 by the completion of the Oakdale Dam. Lake Freeman, together with its sister lake,

Lake Shafer Lake Shafer is one of two reservoirs located in the Twin Lakes area of Monticello, Indiana. It was created along with Lake Freeman in the 1920s when two dams were built outside of Monticello on the Tippecanoe River. It remains a popular recreati ...

is part of the Twin Lakes region, a popular summer recreational area centered on the town of

. Construction of the Oakdale Dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925, damming the waters of the

Tippecanoe River The Tippecanoe River ( ) is a gentle, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Croo ...

. The earthen dam is 58 feet high, has a maximum capacity of 40,540

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, normal capacity of 26,140 acre feet, and is owned by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Compared to the more commercial lake, Lake Shafer, Lake Freeman remains more privatized and residential. Lake Freeman, is however, home of the ''Madam Carroll'', a pleasure excursion vessel, 36 feet (5.5 m) in width and 135 feet (41/5) in length. Lake Freeman is roughly 1,500 acres (6 km²) in area and has a shoreline of 50 miles (80 km). Depths vary from to 45 feet (15 m) at the Oakdale Dam. According to his widow, it was named for Rhode Island civil engineer Roger Morse Freeman who was involved in many well known projects; his father John R. Freeman, who he started his career with, was an internationally known engineer. Freeman Lacus on Titan is named after Lake Freeman.

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Freeman Freeman, free men, or variant, may refer to: * a member of the Third Estate in medieval society (commoners), see estates of the realm * Freeman, an apprentice who has been granted freedom of the company, was a rank within Livery companies * Free ...

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