Campbell County Geological Formation Campbell County is situated amidst a

08 geological border region between the 08 10 09 09 04 09 10 09 09 10 0810 04 13 18 04 12 Cumberland Plateau in the northwest 09 02 08 02 12 12 and the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley 10 09 04 12 09 12 12 09 04 12 µ Range in the southeast. This border 04 13 04 04 12 0404 04 12 12 area is characterized by several large, 13 09 12 13 13 09 04 elongate ridges, namely Cross Mountain 09 04 13 12 18 12 in the west and Cumberland Mountain, 10 08 Walnut Mountain, and Pine Mountain 13 10 to the north. Elevations vary widely across 19 12 12 0908 02 12 12 08 0412 12 the county, ranging from 3,534 feet 12 13 13 04 10 09 (1,077 m) at Cross Mountain to slightly less 13 12 12 13 15 04 10 10 13 08 08 than 1,000 feet (300 m) a few miles away 151519 09 09 04 0908 15 12 08 at Norris Lake. Norris Lake an artificial reservoir 08 04 09 04 02 1815 created by the Valley Authority in 13 15 04 09 10 25 21 09 09 25 10 08 the 1930s is the main body of water in the region. 18 08 25 15 21 10 02 15 08 It is fed by the Clinch and Powell rivers as well as 25 0115 0809 10 10 08 several large creeks, most notably Davis Creek, 25 15 08 15 25 18 18 08 09 Big Creek, and Cove Creek. Cove Creek also 2125 09 09 02 12 feeds the much smaller Cove Lake a recreational 13 12 08 13 120215 08 10 09 lake built by TVA in the 1930s as part of the 08 08 12 02 08 09 05 10 08 40 Norris project which is located near Caryville. 29 13 09 36 10 1212 08 34 Wikipedia.org 08 13 15 12 09 09 18 08 41 09 08 25 41 0204 19 39 09 10 08 10 09 08

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12 Formation Breakdown S P 43 25 Rockwood Formation 01 Alluvial Deposits 08 05 26 Bigby-Cannon 02 Crab Orchard Mountains & Gizzard Groups 27 Carters Limestone 03 Crab Orchard Mountains Group 40 d 28 Chepultepec Dolomite

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i P 09 Indian Bluff Formation 29 41 12 v 34 Longview Dolomite 05 05 o 10 Redoak Mountain Formation d 15 43 04 r 35 Middle and Lower Parts of Chickamauga Group

13 O 10 04 11 Rockcastle Conglomerate 05 30 44 36 Newala Formation, Mascot Dolomite 02 12 Slatestone Formation 02 37 Pierce and Murfreesboro 08 41 46 13 Vowell Mountain Formation 05 43 18 38 Ridley Limestone 09 14 Bangor Limestone 12 39 08 19 15 05 15 10 25 d 40 Wells Creek Formation 39 o i 16 Grainger Formation r 41 Conasauga Group

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p 43 Maynardville Limestone

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Map produced by Jim Brannon -Cumberland Trail SST - 10/26/2009