View source for Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine

{{Short description|Man-made lakes in Arkansas, U.S.}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Lake Hamilton
| image = Lake_Hamilton_AR-kmf.JPG
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| pushpin_map=Arkansas
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| location = [[Garland County, Arkansas]],<br />United States
| coords = {{coord|34.4325|-93.0887|type:waterbody_region:US-AR|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[reservoir]]
| inflow = [[Ouachita River]]
| outflow = [[Ouachita River]]
| catchment =
| basin_countries = United States
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| area = {{convert|7200|acre|ha|abbr=on}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| embed        = yes
| name         = Carpenter Dam
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| image        =
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| nearest_city = [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|34|26|32|N|93|01|33|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Carpenter Dam|display=inline}}
| locmapin     =
| built        = {{Start date|1931}}
| builder      = Ford, Bacon, & Davis Co.
| engineer     = Ford, Bacon, & Davis Co.<ref>https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/ga0078-pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| architecture = Solid, concrete gravity dam
| added        = September 4, 1992
| area         = {{convert|3|acre}}
| refnum       = 92001083<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
}}}}
'''Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine''' are a pair of [[man-made lake]]s located in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]], serving as a tourist attraction for the area. Both lakes were developed by [[Entergy|Arkansas Power & Light]]. The lakes were built as part of Federal Project #271 a hydroelectric development for creating hydroelectric dams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hydroelectric operations {{!}} Entergy {{!}} We power life. |url=https://www.entergy.com/operations/hydro/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.entergy.com}}</ref>
{{Infobox body of water
| name               = Lake Catherine
| image              = Lake Catherine AR-kmf.JPG
| caption            =
| pushpin_map        = Arkansas
| image_bathymetry   =
| caption_bathymetry =
| location           = [[Garland County, Arkansas|Garland]] / [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Hot Spring]] counties, [[Arkansas]], United States
| coords             = {{coord|34.4442|-92.9134|type:waterbody_region:US-AR|display=inline}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| embed        = yes
| name         = Remmel Dam
| nrhp_type    =
| image        =
| caption      =
| nearest_city = [[Jones Mill, Arkansas]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|34|25|37|N|92|53|38|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Remmel Dam|display=inline}}
| locmapin     =
| built        = {{Start date|1924}}
| engineer     = Ford,Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co.
| builder      = Ford,Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co.<ref>https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/hs0049-pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| architecture = Flat-slab buttress
| added        = September 4, 1992
| area         = {{convert|2|acre}}
| refnum       = 92001084<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
}}}}
==History==
=== Lake Hamilton ===
Lake Hamilton is a {{convert|7200|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remmel, Catherine, Carpenter, and Hamilton: Who were they? |url=http://entergy.com/operations_information/hydro/utility_powerremmel.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Colter Hamilton (Ham) Moses (1888–1966) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2356}}</ref> The lake was created in 1932, formed as a result of '''Carpenter Dam''' (after [[Flavius Josephus Carpenter]]) which was constructed to generate [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power]]. The dam, which extends in a length of {{convert|1000|ft|m}} and a height of {{convert|100|ft|m}} high, was completed a year earlier in 1931.<ref name="Carpenter">{{cite web |title=NRHP nomination for Carpenter Dam |url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/GA0078-pdf |publisher=Arkansas Preservation |accessdate=2015-05-14}}</ref> 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 {{convert|210|acre|ha|adj=on}} botanical park is located along its shore. Carpenter Dam was later listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name="Carpenter" />
=== Lake Catherine ===
Lake Catherine is the smaller of the two lakes, sized at {{convert|1940|acre|ha|adj=on}}. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/remmel-dam-2319/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
Lake Catherine is named after Harvey Couch's daughter, Catherine, the creator of the lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harvey C. Couch |url=https://couchwood.org/history/harvey-c-couch/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Couchwood |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
=== Lake Hamilton ===
<gallery>
Lake Hamilton.jpg|Lake Hamilton viewed from Garvan Woodland Gardens property
Lake Hamilton 004.jpg|Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton 002.jpg|Lake Hamilton
Garvan Woodland Gardens 001.jpg|Garvan Woodlands Gardens by Lake Hamilton
Garvan Woodland Gardens 002.jpg|Garvan Woodlands Gardens by Lake Hamilton
</gallery>
=== Lake Catherine ===
<gallery>
NPS hot-springs-regional-map.pdf|Regional map over Hot Springs
Lake Catherine State Park 001.jpg|Lake Catherine
</gallery>
== See also ==
*[[List of Arkansas dams and reservoirs]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516142456/http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/park.asp?id=2 Lake Catherine State Park]
*[https://www.arkansas.com/hot-springs/outdoor-recreation/lake-catherine Lake Catherine]
*[https://www.arkansas.com/hot-springs/outdoor-recreation/lake-hamilton Lake Hamilton]
{{Protected areas of Arkansas}}
{{Hot Springs, Arkansas}}
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[[Category:Reservoirs in Arkansas|Hamilton]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Garland County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Garland County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Garland County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Hot Spring County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Garland County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Ouachita River]]
[[Category:Entergy]]
[[Category:Lake Catherine State Park]]