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Lake Lemon Vacation and Resort PropertiesLake Lemon is formed by Lake Lemon Dam on Beanblossom Creek in Monroe County, Indiana and is used for drinking water purposes. Construction of Lake Lemon Dam was completed in 1952. At normal levels it has a surface area of 2.6 square miles. It is property of City of Bloomington. Lake Lemon in 2002. Lake Lemon is an artificial reservoir located in southern Indiana approximately 10 miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. It is the 7th largest lake in the state, with 24 miles of shoreline. Bass fishing is excellent there. The lake is the site of Indian University's sailing facility, the NCAA Skulling competion, and the Bloomington Yacht Club. Nearby Attractions
Monroe Lake (18 miles)
Indiana's largest lake, near the Indiana University campus, features a scenic stone-bluffed shoreline and wooded hills. Monroe Lake is located in south central Indiana. The lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1965.While this area of southern Indiana is known as the "The Limestone Capital of the World," at one time it also had several salt deposits, creating a lucrative trade by rafting the mined salt down the creek that would one day become Monroe Lake. Hence the name, Salt...
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Cagles Mill Lake (31 miles)
The lake features the largest waterfall in the state, a rock cut showing a number of geologic ages, native hardwood trees, and a nearby covered bridge. With its circular control tower, Cagles Mill Lake was the first authorized lake project in the Louisville Engineer District and sports a conduit tunnel bored through solid rock as well as a non-stilling basin discharge into the natural river channel. The lake was completed in...
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Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (38 miles)
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge is located in south central Indiana. The refuge takes its name from the Muscatatuck River, which forms the southern boundary. The "land of winding waters" is a pocket of wetland habitat where the river, flood-prone creeks, and small natural springs attracted wildlife and native Americans long before white settlers arrived. Most of the dense hardwood and bottomland forest that originally carpeted the land was cleared by settlers, who attempted to farm the wet...
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Ohio River Scenic Route - Indiana (40 miles)
Traversing 303 miles through the lush hills and farmlands of southern Indiana and paralleling the mighty Ohio River, this route marks a time-worn and history-rich corridor linking historic villages and farms through a picturesque...
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