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====Lake Catherine and Lake Hamilton==== {{Main|Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine}} {{See also|Lake Catherine State Park}} [[File:Garvan Woodland Gardens 002.jpg|thumb|Lake Hamilton, viewed from Garvan Woodland Gardens]] Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine are two reservoirs of the [[Ouachita River]] south of Hot Springs created for hydroelectric power generation and recreational uses. Both created by [[Entergy|Arkansas Power & Light]] (AP&L), Lake Catherine formed following the construction of Remmel Dam in the 1920s. Following a donation of over {{convert|2000|acre|ha}}, the state created [[Lake Catherine State Park]] in 1935. Today, the park features fishing and water recreation as well as camping to visitors. Lake Hamilton was created following the construction of [[Carpenter Dam]] in the 1930s. Built during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]], the power produced by the dam is credited with allowing AP&L to survive the difficult economic times. Following construction, resorts, businesses, and homes have been built along the lake, in contrast to Lake Catherine. Due to the economic importance of the dam to Hot Springs, Carpenter Dam was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.<ref name="nris" /> Fishing is popular on Lake Hamilton, and the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]] operates a [[fish hatchery]] to stock the lake with bass and other species.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Carpenter Dam |first=Guy |last=Lancaster |url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4731 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture |publisher=Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at Central Arkansas Library System |access-date=March 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050005/http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4731 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> <!-- ====Magic Springs and Crystal Falls==== {{Main|Magic Springs and Crystal Falls}} ====Mid-America Science Museum==== -->
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