Twin Falls, Rock Island State Park, Tennessee.
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Twin Falls in Rock Island State Park here in Tennessee is a relatively new waterfall. It didn’t appear until a dam was built on the river on the other side of the hill containing the falls. As the reservoir filled, water filled caverns in the hill and ‘leaked’ out the other side. After unsuccessfully trying to stop the leaks, hydrologists decided that the hill was not in danger of collapsing, and Tennessee state parks had a new attraction.
Tags: Tennessee, Waterfalls, Watery Wednesday
Senior Moments 
January 19, 2011 at 5:27 am |
Very pretty and an interesting history!
January 19, 2011 at 7:05 am |
That’s a great story, and what a beautiful waterfall! Good thing they weren’t able to plug those leaks!
January 19, 2011 at 7:35 am |
Interesting…a man made waterfall. I have never heard of such a thing. They look like beautiful falls from the great picture you captured.
January 19, 2011 at 8:07 am |
Wow. That is an unusual way for a waterfall to form but it has turned out super waterfall but maybe not a super dam if it leaks.
January 19, 2011 at 8:20 am |
so this one is man made. they did good letting it stay there
January 19, 2011 at 8:56 am |
That’s a pretty waterfall. Thank you for sharing how this waterfall came to be!
January 19, 2011 at 9:13 am |
Gorgeous! And I agree with Sandra, this is one man made that they did well to let stay!! Terrific capture, George, as always. Hope you have a great day! Enjoy!
Sylvia
January 19, 2011 at 9:30 am |
Ohhhh weeee, niiice, George! =)
January 19, 2011 at 9:58 am |
Wow — I had never considered that a new waterfall could be ‘born’!
January 19, 2011 at 10:22 am |
Interesting about the falls. It’s amazing how powerful water is.
January 19, 2011 at 11:43 am |
Interesting start for this falls but none the less just as beautiful as any other.
January 19, 2011 at 12:29 pm |
And what an attraction it is! That’s a lovely fall…so many steps and layers.
January 19, 2011 at 1:53 pm |
Wow, that’s a cool looking fall (s).
January 19, 2011 at 2:17 pm |
Oh, this one is big, stately, and impressive!!! How cool is that, your three blogs each have a totally different kind of falls today!
January 19, 2011 at 5:18 pm |
Great waterfall.
January 19, 2011 at 5:51 pm |
I’m guessing someone realized what a lovely attraction it made!
I need to visit there someday.
January 19, 2011 at 6:25 pm |
George: What a neat story to go along with a neat waterfalls.
January 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm |
I wonder if there is fish in the pool…it looks the perfect place to cast a line.
January 19, 2011 at 9:22 pm |
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January 20, 2011 at 4:51 am |
Wow! Lovely!!
January 20, 2011 at 6:57 pm |
WATER, AH, WATER
Water as river or puddle or frost;
Water that’s roaming alone and seems lost;
Water that looks like sharp daggers of ice;
Water that’s frozen as small as white rice;
All of this water, no matter where found
Will one day seep back far, far underground
And surface again for fountain and flush—
Water, ah, water, you make things so lush!
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