Bear Creek Falls is a waterfall on Bear Creek in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 17.5 miles north of Andrews and roughly 36 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. Bear Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Graham County holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Aiken Branch, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Falls Branch Falls, is about 2.2 miles away. Lower Falls, is about 2.5 miles away across the state line in Tennessee.
Bear Creek Falls is located at 35.4399° N, 83.9310° 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.