Beaches closed at Monroe Lake for holiday

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is announcing that you won’t be able to go to the beach at Monroe Lake on Memorial Day.

That’s because the beaches at Paynetown and Fairfax state recreation areas are underwater.

The Army Corps has been releasing water from the dam as part of their flood control efforts, but it won’t drop in time for the holiday. IDNR says that the primary purpose of Monroe Lake is flood control along lower Salt Creek and recreation comes second.