Big Bend Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Chattooga River in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 13.4 miles north of Walhalla and roughly 41.6 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.
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. Chattooga River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Big Bend Falls is the tallest of them.
Rabun County holds 91 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kings Creek Falls, is about 1 miles away across the state line in South Carolina. Spoonauger Falls, is about 1.6 miles away across the state line in South Carolina. Galloway Creek Falls, is about 2.3 miles away.
Big Bend Falls is located at 34.9532° N, 83.1186° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.