Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on Tallulah River in Rabun County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 17 feet. It lies about 9.9 miles south of Clayton and roughly 53.5 miles north of Athens as the crow flies.
At 17 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 73rd of 80.
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. Tallulah River carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 76 feet.
There are 91 recorded waterfalls in Rabun County. Sweet Sixteen Falls, is under a mile away. Oceana Falls, 50 feet high, is under a mile away. Calidonia Cascade, a 600-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Bridal Veil Falls is located at 34.7350° N, 83.3848° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.