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Wild Horse State Recreation Area is a public recreation area located on the northeast shore of Wild Horse Reservoir, approximately 67 miles (108 km) north of Elko, Nevada. [3] The 120-acre (49 ha) park is a popular destination for fishing, and especially ice fishing , on the reservoir, which was created in 1937 and enlarged to cover 2,830 acres ...
Wild Horse Reservoir is a man-made lake in Elko County, Nevada in the United States.The reservoir was initially created in 1937 by the construction of Wild Horse Dam.In 1969, a new concrete single-angle arch dam was constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation for the Bureau of Indian Affairs with a height of 87 feet (27 m) and a length of 458 feet (140 m) at its crest.
Lake Julian (North Carolina) Lake Kristi; Lake Louise (Roaring Gap, North Carolina) Lake Orange; Lake Summit, North Carolina; Little River Reservoir (North Carolina) Lake Lure (North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Cabarrus County, North Carolina) Lake Lynn (Raleigh, North Carolina)
The area was first identified in 1966. [1] It was then designated by Congress in 1975 with the Eastern Wilderness Act. [1] Additional lands were added to Ellicott Rock Wilderness in 1984 [2] [3] with the passing of the North Carolina Wilderness Act [citation needed] and the Georgia Wilderness Act [citation needed], today designated wilderness totals 8,274 acres (33.48 km 2).
Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 3 earthen dams.
The North Fork Reservoir, north of Black Mountain in eastern Buncombe County, is treating a little over 20 million gallons a day, according to Clay Chandler, a spokesman for the Asheville Water ...
Mayo Lake is a reservoir located in northeastern Person County, North Carolina.Boating entrance, walking trails, swimming access, picnic and camp site areas (collectively known as Mayo Park) [2] are accessed from Neals Store Road about 9 miles north of the city of Roxboro along NC 49.
The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but lost it during ...