Cataract Falls (Indiana)
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Cataract Falls is located in northern Owen County
Owen County, Indiana
Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2010, the population was 21,575...

 in the west central part of the state of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. The largest waterfall by volume in the state, it is part of the Lieber State Recreation Area.

Cataract Falls consists of two sets of waterfalls on Mill Creek separated by about 1 miles (1.6 km). Both falls consist of a series of drops. The total height of the Upper Falls is approximately 45 feet (13.7 m), while that of the Lower Falls is about 30 feet (9.1 m).

Immediately downstream of the Lower Falls, Mill Creek enters the southern end of Cagles Mill Lake
Cagles Mill Lake
Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cataract Lake, is a lake located near Cataract, Indiana in Lieber State Recreation Area, in west central Indiana on the borders of Putnam and Owen counties. Mill Creek flows into from the north and drains out through to the Eel River to its south, which then makes...

, near the towns of Cunot and Cataract
Cataract, Indiana
Cataract is an unincorporated community in Owen County, Indiana, United States. Cataract is south of Cloverdale....

. The falls are just off State Road 42
Indiana State Road 42
State Road 42 is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at State Road 46 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville.- Route description :...

 and close to State Road 243
Indiana State Road 243
State Road 243 is a north–south highway located in the west central part of Indiana near Cloverdale.-Route description:The southern terminus of State Road 243 is at State Road 42 in Cunot. Going north, the highway passes through the Leiber State Recreation Area, which features the man-made...

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