Cowrock Creek Falls is a waterfall on Boggs Creek in Lumpkin County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 10.4 miles northwest of Cleveland and roughly 49.8 miles northeast of Alpharetta as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 53rd 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.
There are 36 recorded waterfalls in Lumpkin County. Little Ridge Creek Falls, is under a mile away. DeSoto Falls, 90 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away. Buzzard Mountain Branch Falls, 25 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away.
Cowrock Creek Falls is located at 34.7115° N, 83.8819° 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.