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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02382400 CARTERS RE-REGULATION LAKE NEAR CARTERS, GA
LOCATION - Lat 34°36'10.9", long 84°41'36.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Murray County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03150102, at afterbay of main dam, on Coosawattee River, 0.2 miles downstream from Talking Rock Creek, 0.2 miles upstream from Louisville and Nashville Railway bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from main dam and at mile 25.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 520 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD GA-80-1: Drainage area. WRD GA-9301: 1989-91.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1975 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.91 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. 
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
REMARKS - Water-surface elevation records are generally good. Additional details on the accuracy of the records can be obtained by contacting the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center at gs-w-ga_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth dikes on either side. Spillway (crest elevation, 662.5 feet) is equipped with four tainter gates 42.0 feet wide by 36.5 feet high. Capacity at maximum storage pool elevation, 698.00 feet, is 17,600 acre-feet. Dead storage is 290 acre-feet. The reservoir is used for storage and re-regulation of power releases from Carters main dam.