Ballard Mill Shoals is one of the recorded waterfalls on West Prong Glady Fork in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 8.8 miles south of Brevard and roughly 27.3 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Pounding Mill Falls, a 12-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away. Rosman Falls, a 50-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Claypole Falls, is about 3.4 miles away.
Ballard Mill Shoals is located at 35.1081° N, 82.7626° 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.