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Natural Dam Waterfall

Natural Dam Waterfall, seen from above at true elevation

Natural Dam Waterfall is a waterfall in Arkansas, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Gaylor Mountain stands 613 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Birchfield Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

American levee in Crawford County, Arkansas

Wikidata Q34927756, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

What the record says

Height
2.4 m
Width
55 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.65004, -94.39775

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Birchfield Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Chinkapin Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Grapevine Knob: 3.9 mi
  • Lick Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks
  • Cedarville City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Rudy Park: 11.1 mi
  • Devil's Den State Park: 12.2 mi
  • Mountainburg City Park: 12.9 mi
  • Lake Louemma Park: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
Attractions: 12
  • Historic Homesteads: 14.1 mi
  • KCS Stilwell Depot: 17.1 mi
  • Guardhouse: 18.1 mi
  • Officers' Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Officers' Quarters: 18.1 mi
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 4
  • Maddux Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Shepherd Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Mullers Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Sand Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • NUMA Bronze Statue: 18.6 mi
  • The Flower Tower: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bekaert Garden: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Brentwood: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Natural Dam Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gaylor MountainENE 63°613 m17.6 mi
Cartwright MountainENE 75°608 m14.9 mi
Liberty HillNNW 339°579 m6.4 mi
Meadow MountainE 85°573 m11.2 mi
Skylight MountainN 6°573 m12.8 mi
Kimes MountainENE 70°555 m8.0 mi
Patrick MountainENE 75°553 m18.5 mi
Lockard MountainE 84°552 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:30
June solstice06:0319:5920:37
September equinox07:0618:4219:16
December solstice07:2416:2917:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596775807871604940
Precip in3.33.14.55.36.34.54.14.15.14.94.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mountainburg 2 NE, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs36343761977670530311058.481.7146208347

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lee Creek at Short, OK, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11956464967

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