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Falls Creek (other)
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Falls Creek may refer to: In Australia * Falls Creek, New South Wales, a small town on the South Coast of New South Wales * Falls Creek, Victoria, a ski resort in the Victorian Alps * Falls Creek (Victoria), a watercourse with its headwaters in the Victorian Alps In Canada * Falls Creek, British Columbia, Canada: a waterfall and creek in Wells Gray Provincial Park In the United States * Falls Creek (California) * Falls Creek (Deep River tributary), a stream in Moore and Chatham Counties, North Carolina * Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, a town * Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, Oklahoma See also * Falls River (other) * False Creek False Creek (french: Faux ruisseau) is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest of the city. It is one of the four main bodies of water bordering Vancouver, along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek, New South Wales
Falls Creek is a small town south of Nowra, New South Wales in the Shoalhaven. It is situated on the Princes Highway Princes Highway is a major road in Australia, extending from Sydney via Melbourne to Adelaide through the states of New South Wales, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and South Australia. It has a length of (along Highway 1) or via the former .... References *http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-03/two-seriously-hurt-in-highway-crash/1640286 *http://falls-creek-nsw.post-code.net.au/ *http://www.everytrail.com/browse.php?activity_id=6&city=Falls+Creek&country=Australia&state=New+South+Wales City of Shoalhaven {{SouthCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek, Victoria
The Falls Creek Alpine Resort is an alpine ski resort in the Hume region in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Alpine National Park in the Victorian Alps, approximately by road from Melbourne, with the nearest town being Mount Beauty, which is approximately away. The resort lies between an elevation of above sea level, with the highest lifted point at . Skiing is possible on the nearby peak of Mount McKay at , accessed by snowcat from the resort. The resort is an unincorporated area, directly administered by the government of Victoria, and surrounded by the Alpine Shire. History After World War II, the Kiewa electrical scheme was started in the Kiewa River valley by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. On land previously used only for summer cattle grazing in the natural alpine grasslands, the first ski lodge was built in 1948 by workers from the scheme. The first lift, a rope tow, was built in 1951 and the first chairlift in Australia was con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells Gray Provincial Park
Wells Gray Provincial Park is a large wilderness park located in east-central British Columbia, Canada. The park protects most of the southern, and highest, regions of the Cariboo Mountains and covers 5,250 square kilometres (524,990 hectares or 1.3 million acres). It is British Columbia's fourth largest park, after Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, Tatshenshini, Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, Spatsizi and Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park, Tweedsmuir.Neave, Roland (2015). ''Exploring Wells Gray Park'', 6th edition. Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. .Goward, Trevor and Hickson, Cathie (1995). ''Nature Wells Gray'', 2nd edition. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB. . Topography The boundaries of Wells Gray Park encompass 60 percent of the drainage basin of the Clearwater River (British Columbia), Clearwater River and most water that originates in the park flows into this river. The northern two-thirds of the park is extremely rugged with relief ranging from Clearwater L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek (California)
Falls Creek, also known as the Falls River, is a tributary of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. The creek begins at the northern boundary of the national park and flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 11, 2011 to empty into the Tuolumne at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, dropping over two well-known waterfalls. The Pacific Crest Trail and other national park trails follow the creek for much of its course. Course Falls Creek begins at Dorothy Lake, which is located at one of the northernmost points in the national park. The headwaters, at nearly in elevation, lie between Forsyth Peak, Dorothy Lake Pass, Bond Pass and Bigelow Peak. It plunges into Jack Main Canyon, paralleling the Pacific Crest Trail, which carries it south to round Chittenden Peak, where Tilden Creek enters from the left. From there the creek passes Branigan Lake, then cascades down into the basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek (Deep River Tributary)
Falls Creek is a long 2nd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore and Chatham Counties, North Carolina. Course Falls Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile northwest of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina in Chatham County and then flows south to join the Deep River about 0.25 miles northwest of High Falls. Watershed Falls Creek drains of area, receives about 47.7 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 411.24 and is about 53% forested. See also *List of rivers of North Carolina This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries alphabetically indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean * North Landing Rive ... References Rivers of North Carolina Rivers of Chatham County, North Carolina Rivers of Moore County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
Falls Creek ()() is a borough located in Jefferson and Clearfield counties in Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census. Of this, 994 were in Jefferson County, and 42 were in Clearfield County. History Falls Creek was platted in 1891, and incorporated in 1900. The borough is named for the nearby waterway of the same name. Geography Falls Creek is located in eastern Jefferson County at (41.143688, -78.803252); a small portion extends east into Clearfield County. Most of the borough is located between Falls Creek to the north and Sandy Lick Creek to the south, into which Falls Creek flows. The creeks are part of the Redbank Creek watershed, draining west to the Allegheny River. Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 219 intersect just northeast of the borough limits. I-80 leads east to Clearfield and west to Brookville, while US-219 leads southeast into DuBois and north to Brockway. Pennsylvania Route 830 passes through the center of Falls Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center
Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center, also known simply as Falls Creek, is a conference center and youth camp along Falls Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma. It is the state's oldest church camp and is also the largest youth encampment in the United States. While the center primarily serves members of the Baptist faith, attendees from other denominations use the facility as well. Falls Creek is owned and operated by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO). History Falls Creek was established in the summer of 1917, when J.B. Rounds and W. D. Moorer used donated land to host the meeting of the Baptist Young People's Union, with a total of 273 campers. Since then, Falls Creek has grown astronomically, now averaging 55,000 attendees each summer. In the 1920s, a large outdoor tabernacle was built and remained in use for many years. In 2004, this tabernacle was torn down and construction began on a new one, with services during the 2005 and 2006 sessions being held a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls River (other)
Falls River may refer to: ;In the United States * Falls River (Michigan), a tributary of Lake Superior * Falls River (Connecticut River), in Massachusetts and Vermont, a tributary of the Connecticut River * Wood River (Pawcatuck River), in Connecticut and Rhode Island, known as ''Falls River'' from its source to Stepstone Falls ;Elsewhere * Falls River (New Zealand), a tributary of Tasman Bay See also * Fall River (other) * Falls Creek (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
