Horsepasture River
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The Horsepasture River is an Script error: No such module "convert".[1] National Wild and Scenic river[2] in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The river rises in Jackson County, North Carolina, and flows through the Jocassee Gorges area and ends at Lake Jocassee in South Carolina. Some of the land over which the river flows is part of the Pisgah National Forest, making it accessible to the public.
North Carolina designated Script error: No such module "convert".[3] of the river as Horsepasture State Natural River in 1985,[4] including it in the state's Natural and Scenic Rivers System. The State River is between NC-281 and the state line.
The Horsepasture River features several significant waterfalls in close proximity to one another. The named falls are:
- Drift Falls
- Turtleback Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Hidden Falls
- Stairway Falls
- Sidepocket Falls
- Windy Falls
See also
- Gorges State Park provides the only easy, legal access to the river's waterfalls.
- List of waterfalls
- List of waterfalls in North Carolina
References
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed April 26, 2011
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External links
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- Rivers of North Carolina
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- Protected areas established in 1985
- Pisgah National Forest
- Protected areas of Jackson County, North Carolina
- Protected areas of Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Protected areas of Oconee County, South Carolina
- Tributaries of the Savannah River
- Rivers of Jackson County, North Carolina
- Rivers of Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Rivers of Oconee County, South Carolina
- Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
- 1985 establishments in the United States