Ivy Thicket Branch Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Ivy Thicket Branch in Union County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 10 miles south of Young Harris and roughly 56.3 miles northeast of Alpharetta as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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 13 recorded waterfalls in Union County. Horsetrough Falls, a 70-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Chute, The, is about 2 miles away. Vandiver Branch Falls, is about 2.4 miles away.
Ivy Thicket Branch Falls is located at 34.7903° N, 83.8205° 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.