South Fork Jacks Falls is an 18-foot waterfall on South Fork Jacks River in Fannin County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.1 miles west of Blue Ridge and roughly 43.5 miles east of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 70th of 80. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Fannin County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crenshaw Branch Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Waterfall 11 mi N of Ellijay, is about 2.3 miles away. Barnes Creek Falls, 15 feet high, is about 4.6 miles away.
South Fork Jacks Falls is located at 34.8680° N, 84.5201° 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.