Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine

Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton is located in Arkansas
Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton
LocationGarland County, Arkansas,
United States
Coordinates34°25′57″N 93°05′19″W / 34.4325°N 93.0887°W / 34.4325; -93.0887
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsOuachita River
Primary outflowsOuachita River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area7,200 acres (2,900 ha)
Carpenter Dam
Nearest cityHot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates34°26′32″N 93°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.[2]
Architectural styleSolid, concrete gravity dam
NRHP reference No.92001083[1]
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]

Lake Catherine
Lake Catherine is located in Arkansas
Lake Catherine
Lake Catherine
LocationGarland / Hot Spring counties, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates34°26′39″N 92°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 cityJones Mill, Arkansas
Coordinates34°25′37″N 92°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[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/ga0078-pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Hydroelectric operations | Entergy | We power life". www.entergy.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. ^ https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/hs0049-pdf [bare URL PDF]