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Falls Lake is a 12,410 acre (50 km²) reservoir located in Durham, Wake, and Granville counties in North Carolina, United States. Falls Lake extends up the Neuse River to its source at the confluence of the Eno, Little, and Flat rivers. The lake is named for the ''Falls of the Neuse'', a section of the Neuse River that falls from the Piedmont into the lower Coastal Plain and which is now submerged under the lake. The lake provides drinking water for several of the surrounding communities, including the city of Raleigh, NC, aids with flood control and serves as a recreation area and wildlife habitat. The construction of the dam that holds the lake began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. Prior to 1978, flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed and manages the dam. Falls Dam () is an earthen structure having a top elevation of and an overall length of . The height above the streambed is . ==In literature== Falls Lake is one of the settings in the spy thriller novel Crisis Four by Andy McNab. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Falls Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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