Gooch Creek Arch

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Gooch Creek Arch is a natural sandstone arch in Rhea County, Tennessee. It is 45 feet (14 m) high with a span of 78 feet (24 m), making it one of the largest arches in Tennessee. While the arch was first described by Wilbur Nelson in 1915,^[1] it could not be located by Corgan and Parks in 1979.^[2]

The landform is near the Laurel-Snow State Natural Area and the Cumberland Trail.

References

^ Nelson, Wilbur A. (April 1915). "Two Natural Bridges of the Cumberland Mountains". The Resources of Tennessee. 5 (2). Nashville: Tennessee State Geological Survey: 76–80.
^ Corgan, James X.; Parks, John T. (1979). Natural Bridges of Tennessee. Bulletin. Vol. 80. Nashville: Tennessee Division of Geology. OCLC 5788362.

External links

Gooch Creek Arch at Tennessee Landforms
Cumberland Trail
Laurel-Snow Natural Area at Tennessee.gov

35°32′53″N 85°00′29″W / 35.54796°N 85.00798°W / 35.54796; -85.00798

[Nelson1915-1] Nelson, Wilbur A. (April 1915). "Two Natural Bridges of the Cumberland Mountains". The Resources of Tennessee. 5 (2). Nashville: Tennessee State Geological Survey: 76–80.

[Corgan1979-2] Corgan, James X.; Parks, John T. (1979). Natural Bridges of Tennessee. Bulletin. Vol. 80. Nashville: Tennessee Division of Geology. OCLC 5788362.

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