Brookville Lake Dam

Brookville Lake Dam is a dam in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, just north of Brookville, in the southeastern part of the state. The earthen dam was constructed in 1974 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 181 feet and 2,800 feet long at its crest.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Hermitage.

The Hermitage

House

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The Hermitage, also known as the John Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams Home and Studio, is a historic home located at Brookville, Indiana. The original house was built about 1835 by well-to-do paper manufacturer James Henry Speer. The Hermitage is situated 1¼ miles south of Brookville Lake Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brookville and Whitcomb.

Brookville

Town

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Brookville is a town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The town is the county seat of and the largest community entirely within Franklin County. The population was 2,622 at the 2020 census.

Whitcomb

Hamlet

Whitcomb is an unincorporated community in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana. Whitcomb is situated 3½ miles east of Brookville Lake Dam.

Yellow Bank

Hamlet

Yellow Bank is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana, in the United States. Yellow Bank is situated 3½ miles west of Brookville Lake Dam.

Brookville Lake Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Category: embankment dam
Location: Brookville Township, Franklin, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.44033° or 39° 26′ 25″ north

Longitude

-84.99968° or 84° 59′ 59″ west

Elevation

748 feet (228 metres)

Open location code

86FQC2R2+44

GeoNames ID

4255005

Wikidata ID

Q4975209

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In Other Languages

“Brookville Lake Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Brookville Lake Dam”

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