Carters Main Dam
Dam in Murray County, Georgia · Coosawattee River · forms Carters Lake
Height
464 ft
141 m (NID height)
Length
1,950 ft
594 m
Completed
1974
Carters Lake today
1,071.45 ft
7 days ▲ 1.17 ft
vs full pool
▼ 2.55 ft
Normal storage
383,565 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Recreation; Flood Risk Reduction
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 464 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Mobile District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 472,800 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,275 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 463 ft
- Drainage area
- 373 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 210 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Mobile District
- Also known as
- Carters Lake
- NID ID
- GA00821
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Apr 7, 2026. Search NID ID GA00821 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.