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Located near the city of Marble Falls, the lake is used as a venue for aquatic recreation and for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power. It is the newest and smallest of the Texas Highland Lakes. The other reservoirs on the Colorado River are Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake.
The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks , national forests , wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property.
Marble is located in the southeastern United States in the far western portion of North Carolina, approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee. [21] The location in the Blue Ridge Mountains has helped the community retain a rural character, surrounded by wildlife such as bear , deer , and recently reintroduced elk .
Marble Falls (Marble Fork Falls) – 600 ft (180 m) Middle Fork Tule River Falls – 50 ft (15 m) Panther Creek Falls; Peppermint Creek Falls – 150 ft (46 m) Rock Creek Falls – 100 ft (30 m) Salmon Creek Falls – 450 ft (140 m) + South Creek Falls – 120 ft (37 m) South Fork Kaweah River Falls; Sky Blue Lake Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. [1] The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot (14 m) drop. It is named for the Linville River, which goes over the falls. Linville ...
The Marble Mountain Wilderness is a 241,744-acre (978.30 km 2) [3] wilderness area located 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Yreka, California, in the United States. It is managed by the United States Forest Service and is within the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County . [ 1 ]
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Vance and Warren counties, North Carolina, in the United States. Located north of Henderson near the North Carolina-Virginia border, it includes 3,376 acres (13.66 km 2) [1] of woodlands along the shores of the 50,000-acre (202 km 2) man-made Kerr Lake. The lake, and thus the ...