Carters Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains)

Carters Lake
Location of Carters Lake in Georgia, USA.
Location of Carters Lake in Georgia, USA.
Carters Lake
Location of Carters Lake in Georgia, USA.
Location of Carters Lake in Georgia, USA.
Carters Lake
LocationBlue Ridge Mountains
Gilmer & Murray counties, Georgia
United States
Coordinates34°36′26″N 84°38′00″W / 34.6072°N 84.6332°W / 34.6072; -84.6332
Typenatural lake, reservoir
Primary inflowsCoosawattee River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area3,200 acres (13 km2)
Average depth200 ft (61 m)
Max. depth450 ft (140 m)
Water volume383,600 acre⋅ft (0.4732 km3)
Shore length162 mi (100 km)
Surface elevation1,074 ft (327 m) [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Carters Lake is a man-made reservoir located on the Coosawattee River in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Gilmer and Murray counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the state's deepest lake.

  1. ^ "Georgia Lake Levels".