Boushell Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Toxaway Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 13.4 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 31.4 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for North Carolina, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50 feet; it ranks 201st of 288. By form it is a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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. Toxaway Creek carries 6 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 450 feet.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. First Falls, a 40-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Luner Falls, a 65-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Great Falls, a 450-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Boushell Falls is located at 35.0781° N, 82.8753° 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.