Rapley Shoals is a stretch of rapids in Abbeville County, South Carolina, in the Piedmont region. It lies about 5.1 miles northeast of Abbeville and roughly 44.3 miles south of Greenville as the crow flies.
The Piedmont is rolling upland between the Appalachians and the coastal plain, with mixed oak-pine forest, farmland and expanding cities. Waterfalls mark the fall line and the rocky beds of rivers crossing hard crystalline rock.
Abbeville County holds 2 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Maddox Shoals, is about 15.1 miles away. Dear Shoals, is about 15.9 miles away. Johnson Shoals, is about 16.8 miles away.
Rapley Shoals is located at 34.2165° N, 82.3037° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.