Carpenter
Dam in Garland County, Arkansas · Ouachita River · forms Lake Hamilton
Height
110 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
1,165 ft
355 m
Completed
1932
Lake Hamilton today
399.60 ft
7 days 0.00 ft
Normal storage
183,160 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM CDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Fish and Wildlife Pond; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Gravity
- Structural height
- 110 ft
- Owner
- Entergy Arkansas, Inc. (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 235,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,897 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 95 ft
- Drainage area
- 1,441 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 453 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Little Rock District
- Also known as
- Lake Hamilton (Res)
- NID ID
- AR00534
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID AR00534 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.