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'''Canyon Lake Gorge''' is a gorge in [[Canyon Lake (Texas)|Canyon Lake, Texas]]. It was formed on July 4th, 2002 when {{convert|70000| |
'''Canyon Lake Gorge''' is a gorge in [[Canyon Lake (Texas)|Canyon Lake, Texas]]. It was formed on July 4th, 2002 when {{convert|70000|cuft|m3}} of water per second rushed downward from the Canyon Lake spillway into the [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]] below for three days.<ref name=yahooAP>{{cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071006/ap_on_sc/new_canyon |title=Texas set to open new canyon to public |accessdate=2007-10-06 |format=online |work= |publisher=AP Associated Press }}</ref> The gorge is a mile-and-a-half-long and up to {{convert|80|ft|m}} deep.<ref name=yahooAP/> The [[Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority]] manages the 64 acre Canyon Lake Gorge site. Officials hope to build a rim trail to overlook the canyon in the winter of 2007.<ref name=yahooAP/> |
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The formation of Canyon Lake Gorge has been used by Biblical creationists, who have said that as Canyon Lake Gorge formed catastrophically, it should be assumed that ''all'' canyons formed catastrophically, in order to keep their age, and hence the earth's, within a pseudo-Biblical timescale of a few thousand years.<ref name=Doyle>{{cite web |url=http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/5369/ |title=A Gorge in Three Days!|accessdate=2007-10-13 |format=online |work= |publisher= }}</ref> |
The formation of Canyon Lake Gorge has been used by Biblical creationists, who have said that as Canyon Lake Gorge formed catastrophically, it should be assumed that ''all'' canyons formed catastrophically, in order to keep their age, and hence the earth's, within a pseudo-Biblical timescale of a few thousand years.<ref name=Doyle>{{cite web |url=http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/5369/ |title=A Gorge in Three Days!|accessdate=2007-10-13 |format=online |work= |publisher= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:55, 20 August 2008
Canyon Lake Gorge is a gorge in Canyon Lake, Texas. It was formed on July 4th, 2002 when 70,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) of water per second rushed downward from the Canyon Lake spillway into the Guadalupe River below for three days.[1] The gorge is a mile-and-a-half-long and up to 80 feet (24 m) deep.[1] The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority manages the 64 acre Canyon Lake Gorge site. Officials hope to build a rim trail to overlook the canyon in the winter of 2007.[1]
The formation of Canyon Lake Gorge has been used by Biblical creationists, who have said that as Canyon Lake Gorge formed catastrophically, it should be assumed that all canyons formed catastrophically, in order to keep their age, and hence the earth's, within a pseudo-Biblical timescale of a few thousand years.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Texas set to open new canyon to public" (online). AP Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "A Gorge in Three Days!" (online). Retrieved 2007-10-13.