Upper Singleys Falls is a waterfall on Overflow Creek in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 10.1 miles east of Mountain City and roughly 47.5 miles west of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 62nd of 80. It falls in 2 drops.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Overflow Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 21 feet.
There are 91 recorded waterfalls in Rabun County. Blind Falls, 18 feet high, is under a mile away. Singleys Falls, is under a mile away. Three Forks Falls, is under a mile away.
Upper Singleys Falls is located at 34.9724° N, 83.2193° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.