Cagles Mill Lake

Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cataract Lake, is a reservoir located near Cataract, Indiana in Lieber State Recreation Area, in west central Indiana on the borders of Putnam and Owen 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 once went through where Cataract Lake is now and currently has a new, entirely different route on the upper area from its original route.

Cagles Mill Lake
Cagles Mill Lake as seen from dam. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.
LocationOwen / Putnam counties, Indiana, United States
Coordinates39°29′N 86°55′W
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsMill Creek
Primary outflowsMill Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation636 feet (194 m)[1]

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's nest, where the birds return every season.

Cagles Mill Dam is a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, an earthen dam completed in 1953. It impounds a maximum capacity of 228,120 acre-feet, and normal storage of 27,112 acre-feet.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cagles Mill Lake
  2. "Cagles Mill Lake, west Indiana". FindLakes.


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