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Augusta Quarry in Knoxville reopens with new trails, platforms and bathrooms
The popular swimming spot has new amenities: new trails, an overlook, a floating “beach” platform on the quarry lake’s ...
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Rockslides at Mead's Quarry Lake in Knoxville make cliff more stable
A handful of large rockslides have given the back wall at Mead's Quarry Lake a more stable angle. Ijams Nature Center added a "no-go" zone around the wall last summer after a rockslide created a ...
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More rockslides at Mead's Quarry Lake have actually made the cliff more stable, Ijams says
The back wall of Mead's Quarry Lake will greet visitors to Ijams Nature Center with a new face this summer after two large rockslides fell from the cliff in the last nine months, though the wall's ...
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Ijams: Mead's Quarry Lake set to reopen Friday, June 7 - WBIR.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ijams Nature Center announced Thursday that Mead's Quarry Lake and Tharp Trace Trail will reopen on Friday, June 7. Ijams staff has worked to improve the safety of Mead's ...
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Geological engineer describes rock fall at Mead's Quarry Lake - WBIR.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After a large rock fall on Saturday, Meads Quarry Lake and Tharp's Trail at Ijams Nature Center are closed. Ijams said geologists from the Tennessee Geological Survey will ...