Jigger Creek Falls is a waterfall on Jigger Creek in Murray County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 14.6 miles south of Benton and roughly 34.8 miles east of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 80 Georgia waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Georgia waterfall stands around 44.5 feet.
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 9 recorded waterfalls in Murray County. Waterfall 15 mi S of Benton, is under a mile away. Jacks River Falls, is about 4.2 miles away. Mill Creek Falls, 30 feet high, is about 5.1 miles away.
Jigger Creek Falls is located at 34.9633° N, 84.6463° 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.