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Carters Dam
Carters Dam is an earthen embankment dam located south of Chatsworth in Murray County and west of Ellijay in northwestern Georgia, United States, that creates Carters Lake. Description The dam is tall and is situated above the mouth of the Coosawattee River. The drainage area is . The dam took 15 years to build and was completed in . The area of the primary flood control pool is . The top elevation of the dam is . The top width of the dam is . The dam is constructed of rock and earth and is the tallest earthen dam east of the Mississippi River. The dam has a diversion tunnel that is . It is a horseshoe shape with a bottom width of The lake is the deepest manmade reservoir east of the Mississippi River and deepest lake in Georgia. The created lake is more than deep and has of shoreline without any private docks or other development. Hydroelectric plant Below the dam is a retention and re-regulation lake (Reregulation Reservoir). The hydroelectric plant is of the pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USACE Carters Lake And Dam
, colors = , anniversaries = 16 June (Organization Day) , battles = , battles_label = Wars , website = , commander1 = LTG Scott A. Spellmon , commander1_label = Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , commander2 = MGbr>Richard J. Heitkamp, commander2_label = Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General , commander3 = MGKimberly M. Colloton, commander3_label = Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations , commander4 = MGbr>William H. Graham, commander4_label = Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations , commander5 = COLbr>James J. Handura, commander5_label = Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Corps of Engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
