Gross Lake

Gross Lake is a reservoir in Dade County, Georgia. Gross Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Union, as well as near Plum Nelly.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cherokee Falls and Hemlock Falls.

Cherokee Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Thomsonmg2000, CC0.

Cherokee Falls is a waterfall located in Cloudland Canyon State Park in Dade County, Georgia. The waterfall, formerly unnamed, was named in a contest.

Hemlock Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Thomsonmg2000, CC0.

Hemlock Falls is an waterfall located in Cloudland Canyon State Park in Dade County, Georgia. The waterfall, formerly unnamed, was named in a contest.

Cloudland Canyon State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Ronmacal, Public domain.

Cloudland Canyon State Park is a 3,485 acres Georgia state park located near Trenton and Cooper Heights on the western edge of Lookout Mountain. One of the largest and most scenic parks in Georgia, it contains rugged geology, and offers visitors a range of vistas across the deep gorge cut through the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, where the elevation varies from 800 to over 1,800 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trenton and Rising Fawn.

Trenton

Town

Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trenton is a city and the only incorporated municipality in Dade County, Georgia, United States—and as such, it serves as the county seat. The population was 2,195 at the 2020 census. Trenton is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area.

Rising Fawn

Hamlet

Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rising Fawn is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Dade County, Georgia, United States. It is the location of Cloudland Canyon State Park. Rising Fawn is situated 5 miles south of Gross Lake.

Gross Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Dade County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.832° or 34° 49′ 55″ north

Longitude

-85.49681° or 85° 29′ 49″ west

Elevation

1,896 feet (578 metres)

Open location code

866PRGJ3+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77079566

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4198456

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Camp Host and Interpretive Center.

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