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Smith Fork is a tributary of the Gunnison River that flows in Gunnison and Delta counties in western Colorado. The river is signed as "Smith Fork Creek" where it goes under Colorado State Highway 92 in Crawford, Colorado. The river begins at the confluence of the North Smith Fork Gunnison River and South Smith Fork in the West Elk Mountains.
It impounds Iron Creek for irrigation flood control, one element of the Smith Fork Project. The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Crawford Water Conservancy District. When full, Crawford Reservoir has a water surface area of 406 acres (164 ha), about 7 miles (11 km) of shoreline, and a total capacity of 14,395 acre-feet ...
Smith Fork may refer to: Smith Fork (Colorado), a tributary of the Gunnison River; Smith Fork (Missouri), a stream; Smith Fork (Tennessee), a stream
Smith's exploration of northwestern California and southern Oregon resulted in two rivers, the Smith River (California) and Smith River (Oregon) [159] being named for him. [aw] Smith's Fork of the Bear River, in southwest Wyoming, is named for him. [160] [161] and Smith's Fork of Blacks Fork of the Green River may also be named for him. [162]
Smith Fork is a stream in Hardin County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] Variant names were "Smiths Creek" and "Smiths Fork". [1] Smith Fork has the name of a pioneer settler. [2] Smith Fork has a mean annual discharge of 336 cubic feet per second (9.5 cubic metres per second) [3] at Temperance Hall.
Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's High Desert near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. The day-use area of the park is open daily from dawn to dusk. The park also has a camping area as well that accommodates tent camping only. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all ...
The community was first called Smith's Fork and was officially established in 1812, [6] making it the second oldest town in Wilson County. Local resident William Bumpass donated land to be divided into 19 town lots.
The Smith Fork then empties into the Caney Fork River under a railroad bridge along the Nashville and Eastern Railroad, a place known as Seabowisha. [1] An urban legend exists that Smith Fork Creek is the longest creek in the world at 99 miles (159 km) and that a stream must be at least 100 miles (160 km) long to be called a river. [5]