Reed Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Mink Brook in Jackson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 2.7 miles east of Cherokee and roughly 41 miles west of Asheville 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 79 recorded waterfalls in Jackson County. Wrights Creek Falls, 15 feet high, is under a mile away. Crowe Hill Falls, is under a mile away. Bradley Branch Falls, is about 1.2 miles away.
Reed Falls is located at 35.4823° N, 83.2688° 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.