Reservoir in background and forms the Kokomo Lake

Kokomo Waterworks Reservoir Number Two

Wildcat Creek is a tributary of the Wabash River in north-central Indiana. The stream is 84 miles and drains an area of 804.2 square miles Wildcat Creek consists of three main forks-North, South, and Middle. All forks flow in a general east-west direction through varied topography and land uses, including cropland, pasture, forest and developed areas.

The major tributaries of the Wildcat are the Little Wildcat Creek and the Kokomo Creek. This creek would be known as a river in most areas of the United States due to its width. At its mouth, the estimated mean annual discharge of Wildcat Creek is 817.79 cubic feet per second, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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*In February 2014, the Wildcat Creek was featured on CBS Evening News for its ice dam jams, because of the frigid winter season.

*In November 1812, an American military force was defeated in the Battle of Wild Cat Creek, sometimes known as "Spur's Defeat".

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Crashing, Crushing, Roaring River Flow.

The dam was among those authorized by the 1958 Flood Control Act. The dam was designed and built by the Louisville district of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The earthen dam was constructed from 1962 to 1967, with a height of 140 feet, and 8,000 feet long at its crest. It impounds the Mississinewa River for irrigation storage and flood control. The dam is owned and operated by the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the Corps of Engineers.

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