- Carters Dam
Carters Dam is located south of Chatsworth in Murray County and west of Ellijay in the
U.S. state of Georgia. The dam site is 26.8 miles above the mouth of theCoosawattee River . The drainage area is 376 square miles (974 km²).The dam took 15 years to build and was completed in 1977.
The area of the primary flood control pool is 3,880 acres (16 km²). The top elevation of the dam is 1,112.3 feet (339 m). The top width of the dam is 40 feet (12.2 m).
The dam has a diversion tunnel that is 2,407 feet (733.7 m). It is a horseshoe shape with a bottom width of 23 feet (7 m) and a maximum height of 23 feet (7 m).
The dam is constructed of rock and earth and is the tallest earthen dam east of Mississippi river. The lake is the deepest manmade reservoir east of Mississippi river.
Below the dam is a 1,000 acres (4 km²) retention and re-regulation lake. The hydroelectric plant is of the
pumped storage type. That is, duringoff-peak hours the water from the retention lake is pumped back up into the lake for use in generating power during the next time ofpeak demand .The lake is more than 450 feet (137 m) deep and has 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline without any private docks or other development.
External links
* [http://georgiatrails.com/places/carterslake1.html Georgia Trails: Carters Lake]
* [http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/projects.cfm?Id=K502730 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Carters Lake]
* [http://carters.sam.usace.army.mil/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Carters Lake]References
* [http://water.sam.usace.army.mil/cart-pert.htm U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Pertinent data on Carters Dam and Lake]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
