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Smith Falls
| Smith Falls State Park | |||||||||||||||
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  Smith Falls State Park Location in Nebraska | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Cherry County, Nebraska, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Nearest city | Valentine, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°53′16″N 100°18′56″W / 42.88778°N 100.31556°W[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 265.5 acres (107.4 ha)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2,333 ft (711 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Administered by | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | ||||||||||||||
| Designation | Nebraska state park | ||||||||||||||
| Named for | Orrin B. Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Smith Falls State Park | ||||||||||||||
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Smith Falls, at 63 feet (19 m), is the highest waterfall in the state of Nebraska and the centerpiece of Smith Falls State Park. The state park and falls are located 12 miles (19 km) east-northeast of Valentine and 3 miles southwest of Sparks, on the south side of the Niobrara River. Access to the falls is via a footbridge across the river from the north side of the park.[3]
- ^ a b c "Smith Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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