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Daranak Falls came from the Tagalog word "Dadanak"which means "to flow", shortened form of "Dumaranak". The latter word was used to describe the flowing water of the falls. [2] Another origin says that it may also came from the word phrase "Dadanak ang dugo" its directly translated "the spilling of blood". [3]
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Location of Falls County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Falls County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Falls County, Texas. There are one district and one individual property listed on the National ...
Shaded relief map of the Llano Estacado. Texas contains a wide variety of geologic settings. The state's stratigraphy has been largely influenced by marine transgressive-regressive cycles during the Phanerozoic, with a lesser but still significant contribution from late Cenozoic tectonic activity, as well as the remnants of a Paleozoic mountain range.
Beginning in the 1960s, the waters have become slowly polluted. To stop the degradation of the falls, it was designated as a national park on 18 September 1990. As part of its conversion into a national park, the reserved area was increased to 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres). [2] [6] The rehabilitation began as early as 1991. Seven years later, up to ...
Falls County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,968. [1] The county seat is Marlin. [2] It is named for the original 10-foot-tall waterfall on the Brazos River, which existed until the river changed course during a storm in 1866.
San Marcos hosts many events on the San Marcos River. The Texas Water Safari event has run every year since 1963; it uses canoes powered only by human muscle. This event uses the San Marcos River and the Guadalupe River, spanning from Aquarena Springs in San Marcos to Seadrift, Texas, a total of 260 miles. This event is actually composed of ...
Escarpment formed by the Balcones Fault at Mount Bonnell Balcones Fault Trend and affected counties Geologic map of the Balcones, and the Mexia-Talco-Luling Fault Trends, where black lines are faults, the blue shaded area is the Claiborne Group, yellow is the Jackson Group, and tan is the Wilcox Group