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The Tippecanoe River (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) is a gentle, 182-mile-long (293 km) [1] river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Crooked Lake in Noble County to the Wabash River near what is now Battle Ground , about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Lafayette .
Old Tip Town is located on the Tippecanoe River. Potawatomi Wildlife Park is located approximately one mile northeast of town and is home to many species of wildlife, including geese, ducks, frogs, turtles, rabbits, gray squirrels and deer.
Tippecanoe Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 994 and it contained 521 housing units. [1] Tippecanoe Township was organized in 1839, and named after the Tippecanoe River. [2]
Lake Shafer is one of two reservoirs located in the Twin Lakes area of Monticello, Indiana. It was created along with Lake Freeman in the 1920s when two dams were built outside of Monticello on the Tippecanoe River. It remains a popular recreational area and helps generate an estimated $70 million in tourism revenue for White County.
Construction of the Oakdale Dam began in 1923 and was completed in 1925, damming the waters of the Tippecanoe River. The earthen dam is 58 feet (18 m) high, has a maximum capacity of 40,540 acre-feet (50,010,000 m 3 ), normal capacity of 26,140 acre-feet (32,240,000 m 3 ), and is owned by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
It is named for the Tippecanoe River, which runs on the north side of town. Indiana State Road 331 passes through the town, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Bourbon and southwest (via State Road 25) 13 miles (21 km) to Rochester. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Tippecanoe CDP has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.58 km 2), all land. [1]