Big Falls is a 100-foot waterfall on Big Falls Creek in Greenville County, South Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 7.7 miles north of Slater-Marietta and roughly 21.5 miles north of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 100 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 4 South Carolina waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 3rd.
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.
Greenville County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Uncles Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away across the state line in North Carolina. Rainbow Falls, is about 2.9 miles away. Rock Creek Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away across the state line in North Carolina.
Big Falls is located at 35.1401° N, 82.5378° 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.