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Cumberland Falls in 2005. The following is a list of waterfalls in the US state of Kentucky. Bad Branch Falls Kentucky, in Letcher County near source of Cumberland River; Cumberland Falls, located in the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park; Dog Slaughter Falls, located downstream of the Cumberland Falls State Resort Park [1]
Location: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Only about a half hour’s drive southwest from Cumberland Falls, you’ll find the largest waterfall in Kentucky, measuring 113 feet high.
Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties, the waterfall is the central feature of Cumberland Falls State Resort Park and is part of the Office of Kentucky ...
On September 26, 1985, the sold area, which included a 60-foot waterfall feature, was dedicated a nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky State Nature Preserves. [2] Later in 1986, Bad Branch was considered part of the Kentucky State Wild River System. In 1900, 1,031 acres of land containing part of the upper watershed was purchased by TNC.
Louisville, Kentucky, and the associated Indiana communities—Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany—all owe their existence as communities to the falls, as the navigational obstacles the falls presented meant that late-18th-century and early- to late-19th-century river traffic could benefit from local expertise in navigating the 26 ...
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is a park located just southwest of Corbin, Kentucky, and is contained entirely within the Daniel Boone National Forest. [3] The park encompasses 1,657 acres (671 ha) and is named for its major feature, 68-foot-tall (21 m) Cumberland Falls .
A Scenic overlook marks the trail from the highway to the falls, which stand 113 feet (34 m). A similar waterfall in the Red River Gorge is said to exceed Yahoo Falls in height by a few inches. Further along, the trail leads to the Yahoo Arch, a spiraling rock feature.
Carter County, in northeast Kentucky, is home to more than 200 named and mapped caves, Tierney added. About 50 of those caves are located within the state park.