County: Trego

Date: May 1988

Photographer: John Charlton/KGS

Place Name: Cedar Bluff Reservoir

Short description: Cedar Bluff overlooking the Smoky Hill River in Trego County. The bluff is a thick layer of the Fort Hays Limestone formed from sediment deposited on the bottom of an inland sea during the Cretaceous Period about 80 million years ago. Cedar Bluff State Park offers camping and other recreational opportunities.

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