Ground Hog Branch Falls is a waterfall on Ground Hog Branch in Towns County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 150 feet. It lies about 11.1 miles southeast of Young Harris and roughly 64.8 miles north of Athens as the crow flies.
At 150 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 80 Georgia waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th.
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 30 recorded waterfalls in Towns County. Mill Creek Falls, 150 feet high, is under a mile away. Cynth Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Cave Branch Falls, is about 1.4 miles away.
Ground Hog Branch Falls is located at 34.8668° N, 83.6692° 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.