Cumberland Falls

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Cumberland Falls is a large waterfall in southeastern Kentucky, USA, often called the “Niagara of the South” and noted for its rare lunar rainbow (moonbow).

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Cumberland Falls canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf tourist attraction ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
accessibleBy Kentucky Route 90 ⓘ
attracts domestic tourists ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
flowsYearRound true ⓘ
hasAverageFlow variable, dependent on Cumberland River discharge ⓘ
hasGeologicalSetting sandstone gorge ⓘ
hasHeight about 21 meters ⓘ
about 68 feet ⓘ
hasNaturalPhenomenon moonbow ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Cumberland Falls lodge ⓘ
campgrounds ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
hasOverlook designated viewing platforms ⓘ
hasRecreationalUse fishing nearby ⓘ
kayaking downstream ⓘ
hasScenicDesignation major scenic attraction in Kentucky ⓘ
hasTrailAccess multiple hiking trails ⓘ
hasWidth about 125 feet ⓘ
about 38 meters ⓘ
isDownstreamOf Cumberland River upstream reaches in eastern Kentucky ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf Cumberland Falls State Resort Park ⓘ
knownFor large waterfall ⓘ
lunar rainbow ⓘ
moonbow ⓘ
locatedIn Kentucky ⓘ
southeastern Kentucky ⓘ
locatedInCounty McCreary County, Kentucky ⓘ
Whitley County, Kentucky ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Cumberland Falls State Resort Park ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Cumberland River ⓘ
moonbowVisibleDuring clear nights around full moon ⓘ
nearestCity Corbin, Kentucky ⓘ
Williamsburg, Kentucky ⓘ
nicknamed Niagara of the South ⓘ
partOf Cumberland Falls State Resort Park ⓘ
photographySubject night photography of moonbow ⓘ
region Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
safetyConcern strong currents near the base of the falls ⓘ
stateParkManagedBy Kentucky Department of Parks ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
watercourse Cumberland River ⓘ
waterfallType block waterfall ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cumberland River → passesNear → Cumberland Falls ⓘ
Whitley County, Kentucky → knownFor → Cumberland Falls ⓘ