Verlie Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Avey Creek in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 13.2 miles north of Andrews and roughly 40.2 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 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.
There are 12 recorded waterfalls in Graham County. Falls Branch Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Wolf Laurel Branch Falls, is about 4.1 miles away. Bear Creek Falls, is about 4.4 miles away.
Verlie Falls is located at 35.3782° N, 83.9128° 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.