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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.

Carters Lake
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Location	Blue Ridge Mountains Gilmer & Murray counties, Georgia United States
Coordinates	34.6072°N 84.6332°W / 34.6072; -84.6332
Type	natural lake, reservoir
Primary inflows	Coosawattee River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	3,200 acres (13 km2)
Average depth	200 ft (61 m)
Max. depth	450 ft (140 m)
Water volume	383,600 acre⋅ft (0.4732 km3)
Shore length1	62 mi (100 km)
Surface elevation	1,074 ft (327 m) [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Description

While the reservoir is on the Coosawattee River, it empties directly into the Regulation Reservoir (another reservoir on the river). The reservoir was named after Farrish Carter who lived in the 19th century. It has a surface area of 3,200 acres (13 km²) and has 62 miles (100 km) of shoreline. Carters Lake has an average depth of 200 feet (61 m) and a maximum depth of 450 feet (140 m).[2]

Carters Lake, owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is a man-made lake without private docks or houses along its shore.[2] This lake is fed by the Coosawattee River that runs between Ellijay and Chatsworth, and was formed by Carters Dam, the tallest earthen dam east of the Mississippi, which was completed in 1977. Since then, it has been used to act as a watershed to control annual flooding and generate power.[3] Carters Lake is also used for various forms of outdoor recreation such as fishing, water skiing, hiking, camping, and mountain biking.[3]

The lake served as inspiration for the wild river that was tamed by a dam in the novel and film Deliverance by James Dickey.[4]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

External links

Media related to Carters Lake (Blue Ridge Mountains) at Wikimedia Commons

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