Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Whiteoak Flats Branch in Madison County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.7 miles south of Tusculum and roughly 28.1 miles southwest of Johnson City as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface.
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 5 recorded waterfalls in Madison County. West Prong Hickey Fork Falls, a 25-foot slide waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Bailey Falls, a 50-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3 miles away across the state line in Tennessee. Glen Falls, 8 feet high, is about 3.1 miles away across the state line in Tennessee.
Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls is located at 36.0140° N, 82.6951° 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 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.