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Lake Freeman
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Location of Lake Freeman in Indiana, USA.
Location of Lake Freeman in Indiana, USA.
Lake Freeman
Location in Indiana
Location of Lake Freeman in Indiana, USA.
Location of Lake Freeman in Indiana, USA.
Lake Freeman
Location in the United States
Location White County, Indiana,
United States
Coordinates 40°41′34″N 86°45′32″W / 40.6927°N 86.7589°W / 40.6927; -86.7589
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Tippecanoe River
Primary outflows Tippecanoe River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 12 mi (19 km)
Surface area 1,500 acres (610 ha)
Average depth 16 ft (4.9 m)
Max. depth 45 ft (14 m)
Surface elevation 610 ft (190 m)

Lake Freeman is a reservoir outside of Monticello, Indiana formed in 1925 by the completion of the Oakdale Dam. Lake Freeman, together with its sister lake, Lake Shafer is part of the Twin Lakes region, a popular summer recreational area centered on the town of Monticello, Indiana.

Construction of the Oakdale Dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925, damming the waters of the Tippecanoe River. The earthen dam is 58 feet high, has a maximum capacity of 40,540 acre-feet, 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.

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The Madam Carroll on Lake Freeman

Lake Freeman is roughly 1,500 acres (6 km²) in area and has a shoreline of 50 miles (80 km). Depths vary from 7 feet (2 m) 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.

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