Lost Waterfall, San Saba County

Subject: Lost Waterfall, San Saba County Wed 17 Oct 2007, 10:58 pm

Below is a small view of the lovely waterfall in southeastern San Saba County, which gave up the ghost to Lake Buchanan (when?):

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Subject: Re: Lost Waterfall, San Saba County Sat 20 Oct 2007, 3:13 pm

THat's real pretty. The lake took it all you say?

Subject: Re: Lost Waterfall, San Saba County Sun 21 Oct 2007, 6:28 pm

That is the case, according to 'San Saba County History: 1856 - 1983,' which was published by the historical commission of that county. These falls must have flowed in the extreme southeastern corner of San Saba County, where the Lampasas River bends sharply back to the west from Burnet County. Only a tiny bit of Lake Buchanan reaches into San Saba County at all.

Some of the falls along the Lampasas River remain to be viewed, as they are by those who take the Vanishing Texas River Cruise:

http://www.texasoutside.com/Burnet/vanishingTXriver.htm

Here, also, is an interesting article provided by Texas Escapes, that tells of Barringer Hill -- rich in metals -- which also lies beneath Lake Buchanan:

http://www.texasescapes.com/FEATURES/Richard_Zelade_Hill_Country/Barringer_Hill_Lake_Buchanan.htm

Holly
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Lost Waterfall, San Saba County Thu 01 Nov 2007, 9:30 pm

Lake Buchanan was slow in finding its beginning, the dam being initially constructed during the early Depression years (1931). As the lake did not start to rise to capacity till 1937, perhaps this photograph of the waterfall might have been taken during the mid- to late '30s?

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/LL/rol20.html
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves