Potholes, The is one of the recorded waterfalls on Chattooga River in Macon County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 16.1 miles northeast of Mountain City and roughly 43 miles west of Greenville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Chattooga River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 49 recorded waterfalls in Macon County. Glade Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Scotsman Creek Falls, a 55-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Fowler Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away.
Potholes, The is located at 35.0158° N, 83.1264° 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.