Dutch Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Dutch Creek in Watauga County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 2.2 miles northwest of Foscoe and roughly 32.7 miles east of Johnson City as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 8 recorded waterfalls in Watauga County. Craborchard Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Boone Fork Falls, a 100-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away. Mily Falls, is about 4.7 miles away.
Dutch Creek Falls is located at 36.1881° N, 81.7880° 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.