Bird Falls is a waterfall on Bird Falls Branch in Swain County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 9.2 miles southwest of Bryson City and roughly 47 miles southeast of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of North Carolina’s 288 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 28th; the typical North Carolina waterfall is about 50 feet.
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 22 recorded waterfalls in Swain County. Buckner Branch Falls, 140 feet high, is under a mile away. Townhouse Branch Falls, 30 feet high, is under a mile away. Rattlesnake Creek Falls, 25 feet high, is about 3.7 miles away.
Bird Falls is located at 35.3428° N, 83.5704° 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.