Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine

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Lake Hamilton
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Lake Hamilton
Location Garland County, Arkansas,
United States
Coordinates 34°25′57″N93°05′19″W / 34.4325°N 93.0887°W / 34.4325; -93.0887
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Ouachita River
Primary outflows Ouachita River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area7,200 acres (2,900 ha)
Carpenter Dam
Nearest city Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°26′32″N93°01′33″W / 34.44222°N 93.02583°W / 34.44222; -93.02583 (Carpenter Dam)
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1931 (1931)
Built byFord, Bacon, & Davis Co.
EngineerFord, Bacon, & Davis Co. [1]
Architectural styleSolid, concrete gravity dam
NRHP reference No. 92001083 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine are a pair of man-made lakes located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, serving as a tourist attraction for the area. Both lakes were developed by Arkansas Power & Light. The lakes were built as part of Federal Project #271 a hydroelectric development for creating hydroelectric dams. [3]

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Lake Catherine
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Lake Catherine
Location Garland / Hot Spring counties, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates 34°26′39″N92°54′48″W / 34.4442°N 92.9134°W / 34.4442; -92.9134
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area1,940 acres (790 ha)
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Remmel Dam
Nearest city Jones Mill, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°25′37″N92°53′38″W / 34.42694°N 92.89389°W / 34.42694; -92.89389 (Remmel Dam)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1924 (1924)
Built byFord, Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co. [4]
EngineerFord, Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co.
Architectural styleFlat-slab buttress
NRHP reference No. 92001084 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

History

Lake Hamilton

Lake Hamilton is a 7,200-acre (2,900 ha) reservoir near Lake Hamilton, Arkansas and Hot Springs, Arkansas, located on the Ouachita River. It was named after Hamilton Moses, who later became president and chairman of the board for Arkansas Power and Light. [5] [6] The lake was created in 1932, formed as a result of Carpenter Dam (after Flavius Josephus Carpenter) which was constructed to generate hydroelectric power. The dam, which extends in a length of 1,000 feet (300 m) and a height of 100 feet (30 m) high, was completed a year earlier in 1931. [7] The lake subsequently functioned as a recreational site after attracting tourists, later spurring the development of resorts, restaurants, motels, and water sport facilities in its area. The Garvan Woodland Gardens, a 210-acre (85 ha) botanical park is located along its shore. Carpenter Dam was later listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [7]

Lake Catherine

Lake Catherine is the smaller of the two lakes, sized at 1,940-acre (790 ha). The Lake Catherine State Park is located on the lake's shore. The lake was created in the 1920's with the building of Remmel Dam, a concrete-and-steel Ambursen-type buttressed dam. Remmel Dam was created to provide hydroelectricity, but the lake later developed into a recreational site as a result of lake's location next to Hot Springs. [8]

Lake Catherine is named after Harvey Couch's daughter, Catherine, the creator of the lake. [9]

Lake Hamilton

Lake Catherine

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM". www.arkansasheritage.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hydroelectric operations | Entergy | We power life". www.entergy.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM". www.arkansasheritage.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Remmel, Catherine, Carpenter, and Hamilton: Who were they?". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Colter Hamilton (Ham) Moses (1888–1966)".
  7. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Carpenter Dam". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Harvey C. Couch". Couchwood. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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