IN: Cataract Falls State Recreation Area
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The attractive Cataract Falls State Recreation Area features Indiana's largest-volume waterfall, located an hour southwest of Indianapolis, near Cloverdale, Indiana, USA. Bright autumn foliage colors glowed for Tom Dempsey's photos below captured on October 21, 2015.
- Altogether, Cataract Falls drop a total of 86 feet including intermediate cascades. Mill Creek plunges 20 feet in the set of Upper Falls and a half a mile downstream the Lower Falls drops 18 feet. The park's limestone outcroppings formed millions of years ago when the region was covered by a large shallow ocean.
- The 148-foot wooden Cataract Falls Covered Bridge was built in 1876 at the Upper Falls of Mill Creek (formerly known as Eel River) and was open to automobile traffic until 1988. The bridge now serves pedestrians and was extensively repaired starting in 2000. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Owen County.
- Altogether, Cataract Falls drop a total of 86 feet including intermediate cascades. Mill Creek plunges 20 feet in the set of Upper Falls and a half a mile downstream the Lower Falls drops 18 feet. The park's limestone outcroppings formed millions of years ago when the region was covered by a large shallow ocean.
- The 148-foot wooden Cataract Falls Covered Bridge was built in 1876 at the Upper Falls of Mill Creek (formerly known as Eel River) and was open to automobile traffic until 1988. The bridge now serves pedestrians and was extensively repaired starting in 2000. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Owen County.
