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Lake Lemon is a reservoir located in southern Indiana approximately northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. It is bounded by private and public property in Monroe County and Brown County, with the eastern end of the lake in Brown County. The surface area of the lake is , making it the 11th largest lake in Indiana. There are of shoreline. The lake has an average depth of at full pool level. The greatest depth is somewhat in excess of , matching with the original Bean Blossom Creek bed. == Construction == Damming of Bean Blossom Creek and construction of Lake Lemon began in 1953 with the intent to create a primary water source for nearby Bloomington, as well as a recreation area and flood control project for Bean Blossom Creek. Lake Lemon Dam is an earthen dam 51 feet in height, 660 feet in length at its crest, and a maximum capacity of 45,700 acre-feet.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Lake Lemon Vacation and Resort Properties )〕 Construction was completed by 1956. Lake Lemon remained a primary water source for Bloomington until being replaced in the 1970s by Lake Monroe, a considerably larger man-made reservoir to the south. Lake Lemon still serves as a back-up water source for Bloomington. Shuffle Creek Trestle is located on the south side of the lake. It is the location of a July 2014 incident that nearly resulted in the deaths of two trespassers.〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/07/29/very-lucky-bridge-trespassers-dive-under-a-freight-train-at-the-last-moment-survive-video/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Lemon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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