Shamokin Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Nelson County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 4.6 miles northwest of Nellysford and roughly 35.6 miles south of Harrisonburg as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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 4 recorded waterfalls in Nelson County. Waterfall 6 mi S of Stuarts Draft, is about 5.7 miles away. White Rock Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7 miles away. Waterfall 8 mi SW of Stuarts Draft, is about 9.3 miles away.
Shamokin Falls is located at 37.9361° N, 78.9329° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.