Chub Line Falls is a waterfall on Toxaway River in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 14.1 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 33 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. The water comes down as 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 River carries 9 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 240 feet.
There are 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Step Around Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Bearwallow Falls, a 35-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Auger Fork Creek Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Chub Line Falls is located at 35.0847° N, 82.9042° 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.