Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine

Man-made lakes in Arkansas, U.S.

34°25′57″N 93°05′19″W / 34.4325°N 93.0887°W / 34.4325; -93.0887TypereservoirPrimary inflowsOuachita RiverPrimary outflowsOuachita RiverBasin countriesUnited StatesSurface area7,200 acres (2,900 ha)

Carpenter Dam

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest cityHot Springs, ArkansasCoordinates34°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 damNRHP 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.

Lake Catherine

Lake Catherine
Location	Garland / Hot Spring counties, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates	34°26′39″N 92°54′48″W / 34.4442°N 92.9134°W / 34.4442; -92.9134
Basin countries	United States

Surface area	1,940 acres (790 ha)
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Remmel Dam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Nearest city	Jones Mill, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°25′37″N 92°53′38″W / 34.42694°N 92.89389°W / 34.42694; -92.89389 (Remmel Dam)
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1924 (1924)
Built by	Ford,Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co.^[3]
Engineer	Ford,Bacon, & Davis Co., Ambursen Construction Co.
Architectural style	Flat-slab buttress
NRHP reference No.	92001084^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 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.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[6]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

Lake Hamilton

Lake Hamilton viewed from Garvan Woodland Gardens property.
Lake Hamilton
Lake Hamilton
Garvan Woodlands Gardens by Lake Hamilton
Garvan Woodlands Gardens by Lake Hamilton

Lake Catherine

Regional map over Hot Springs
Lake Catherine

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/ga0078-pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/hs0049-pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Remmel, Catherine, Carpenter, and Hamilton: Who were they?".
^ "Colter Hamilton (Ham) Moses (1888–1966)".
^ ^a ^b "NRHP nomination for Carpenter Dam". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-14.

External links

Lake Catherine State Park
Lake Catherine
Lake Hamilton

Protected areas in Arkansas

Federal

National Park	Hot Springs
National Historic Sites	Fort Smith Little Rock Central High School President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home
National Forests	Ouachita Ozark–St. Francis
National Memorial	Arkansas Post
National Military Park	Pea Ridge
National River	Buffalo
National Wildlife Refuges	Bald Knob Big Lake Cache River Felsenthal Holla Bend Logan Cave Overflow Pond Creek Wapanocca White River
Wilderness Areas	Big Lake Black Fork Mountain Buffalo National River Caney Creek Dry Creek East Fork Flatside Hurricane Creek Leatherwood Poteau Mountain Richland Creek Upper Buffalo
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Big Piney Creek Cossatot Hurricane Creek Little Missouri Mulberry North Sylamore Creek Richland Creek

State

State Parks	Arkansas Post Museum Bull Shoals-White River Cane Creek Conway Cemetery Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge Daisy Davidsonville DeGray Lake Delta Heritage Trail Devil's Den Hampson Archeological Museum Herman Davis Historic Washington Hobbs Jacksonport Jenkins' Ferry Battleground Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Lake Poinsett Logoly Louisiana Purchase Lower White River Museum Mammoth Spring Marks' Mills Battleground Millwood Mississippi River Moro Bay Mount Magazine Mount Nebo Museum of Natural Resources Ozark Folk Center Parkin Mounds Petit Jean Pinnacle Mountain Plantation Agriculture Museum Plum Bayou Mounds Poison Springs Battleground Powhatan Prairie Grove Battlefield Queen Wilhelmina South Arkansas Arboretum Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Woolly Hollow
State Forest	Poison Springs State Forest
Wildlife Management Areas	List

Arkansas portal

v t e Hot Springs, Arkansas
Areas	Central Avenue Historic District
Education	Hot Springs SD Hot Springs HS Lakeside SD Lakeside HS Cutter–Morning Star SD Fountain Lake SD Lake Hamilton SD Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts Champion Christian College
Landmarks	Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo Arlington Hotel Bathhouse Row Citizens Building Garvan Woodland Gardens Jaycee Park (former Majestic Park) Lake Hamilton Medical Arts Building Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
Transportation	Hot Springs Intracity Transit Memorial Field Airport
Culture	Hot Springs Bathers (defunct)
This list is incomplete. Fountain Lake High School has a Hot Springs address but is outside the city limits. Hell's Half Acre also is outside the city limits.