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Bloomingpedia:This week's featured article/2007 Week 18
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Lake Monroe is a man-made reservoir that was completed by the Army Corps of Engineers 1970. The US Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the reservoir in the 1960s. Prior to contruction, there existed several small communities in the valley. Most notable was the small town of Elkinsville. Most of the residents were made to leave if their property fell below a certain elevation. Construction of the dam was completed in 1965. It remains today the largest lake in Indiana.
