Carters Dam is an earthen embankment dam located south of Chatsworth in Murray County and west of Ellijay in the U.S. state of Georgia. The dam is tall and is situated above the mouth of the Coosawattee River. The drainage area is.It creates Carters Lake, the deepest lake in Georgia.The dam took 15 years to build and was completed in 1977. The area of the primary flood control pool is. The top elevation of the dam is. The top width of the dam is.The dam has a diversion tunnel that is. It is a horseshoe shape with a bottom width of. The dam is constructed of rock and earth and is the tallest earthen dam east of Mississippi river. The lake is the deepest manmade reservoir east of Mississippi river. The created lake is more than deep and has of shoreline without any private docks or other development.Hydroelectric plantBelow the dam is a 1000acre retention and re-regulation lake. The hydroelectric plant is of the pumped storage type. That is, during off-peak hours the water from the retention lake is pumped back up into the lake for use in generating power during the next time of peak demand. The dam's power station contains 2 X Francis turbines and 2 X 160 MW Modified Francis pump turbines for used in pumped-storage.
