First Falls is a waterfall on Toxaway Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 13.3 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 31.3 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for North Carolina, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50 feet; it ranks 166th of 288. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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.
There are 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Boushell Falls, a 30-foot fan 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.
First Falls is located at 35.0779° N, 82.8743° 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.