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The normal pool of Greers Ferry Lake is 461.3 feet (140.6 m) above sea level. The lowest safe level of the lake with still being able to generate hydroelectric power is 435.0 feet (132.6 m). The lake has flooded various times. The lake crested at 483.95 feet (147.51 m) in 1973. It crested above 485 feet (148 m) in 1982.
Greers Ferry Dam. Construction of the dam began in March 1959 and was completed in December 1962. The lake serves the Heber Springs area flood control, and is a site for recreation and power generation. When construction began on the dam in 1956, hundreds of workers showed up looking for work. The newly hired workers then rented empty houses ...
Created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam. 26. Cayuga Lake. New York. 7,672,000 acre⋅ft (9.5 km 3) 435 ft (133 m) second largest of the Finger Lakes. 27. Rainy Lake.
The Little Red River was the home of the world-record brown trout (40 pounds 4 ounces (18.3 kg)) from 1992 until 2009. [citation needed] Because cold water flows from beneath the dam, many native warm-water fish are no longer plentiful. "We had 40 miles of river that was basically worthless," said Tom Lowery of Judsonia, referring to the ...
Carl Garner. William Carl Garner (June 1, 1915 – July 6, 2014) was an American engineer. He served as resident engineer of Greers Ferry Lake since its construction in 1959, and in that capacity, he organized a citizen cleanup of the area which expanded to the Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day. The attention the program has received has ...
Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States , including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3 ).
Greers Ferry is located in western Cleburne County at 35°34′32″N 92°9′51″W (35.575588, -92.164042). [5] It is situated on the east side of Greers Ferry Lake, overlooking The Narrows portion of the lake. Arkansas Highways 16 and 92 cross The Narrows, connecting the city of Greers Ferry with Higden on the west side of the lake.
Greers Ferry Dam impounds the Little Red River and forms Greers Ferry Lake. Reservoirs [ edit ] Betty Brown Lake , 35°30′00″N 091°57′43″W / 35.50000°N 91.96194°W / 35.50000; -91.96194 ( Betty Brown Lake ) , el. 262 feet (80