Flooding Update At Monroe Lake

(BLOOMINGTON) – The water level at Monroe Lake is at 13.3 feet above normal pool, as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12.


The Army Corps of Engineers is currently releasing water from the dam at the maximum rate (just under 2,200 cfs) and the water is falling about 2 inches each day.
As of this time, the following areas and facilities at the lake are still impacted by the high water level:

  • ALL of Pinegrove SRA is CLOSED (water is over the access road)
  • ALL of Cartop SRA is CLOSED (water is over the access road)
  • ALL of Stillwater-Northfork Wildlife Area is CLOSED (water is over the access road)
  • Cutright SRA: main ramp is closed (remainder of property still accessible); high water ramp is currently open
  • Paynetown SRA: marina/beach peninsula, select campsites, and Paynetown / Twin Oaks / Lakeview Shelters are closed (remainder of property still accessible)
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