Maple Spring Branch Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on Maple Spring Branch in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 13.4 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 32.9 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 85th of 288 with a recorded height. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Auger Fork Creek Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Auger Hole Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Chub Line Falls, a 30-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away.
Maple Spring Branch Falls is located at 35.0920° N, 82.8955° 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.