Gross Lake Dam

Gross Lake Dam is a dam in Dade County, Georgia. Gross Lake Dam is situated nearby to the nature reserve Cloudland Canyon State Park, as well as near the town Trenton.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Cherokee Falls is situated 3,600 feet east of Gross Lake Dam.

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. Hemlock Falls is situated 4,100 feet east of Gross Lake Dam.

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. Cloudland Canyon State Park is situated 2 miles east of Gross Lake Dam.

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. Trenton is situated 3 miles north of Gross Lake Dam.

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 Dam.

Gross Lake Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Dade County, Georgia, United States of America
Location: Dade County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.83086° or 34° 49′ 51″ north

Longitude

-85.49549° or 85° 29′ 44″ west

Elevation

1,896 feet (578 metres)

Open location code

866PRGJ3+8R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358735444

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4198457

Wikidata ID

Q34821248

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