Avery Creek Falls is a waterfall on Avery Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 6.9 miles north of Brevard and roughly 22.3 miles southwest of Asheville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is 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.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Twin Falls, an 80-foot segmented waterfall, is under a mile away. Moore Cove Falls, a 50-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Sliding Rock, a 20-foot slide waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Avery Creek Falls is located at 35.3290° N, 82.7677° 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.