Monroe Basin is on the intermittent stream to the Muskingum River in Muskingum County and is used for recreation purposes. At normal levels, it has a surface area of 17 acres. It is owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division Of Wildlife.

Monroe Basin dam is of earthen construction. Its height is 14.3 feet with a length of 985 feet. Maximum discharge is 500 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 112.3 acre-feet. Normal storage is 55 acre-feet. It drains an area of 0.06 square miles.