Martha Falls is a 35-foot waterfall on Pigeon Roost Creek in Lumpkin County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 10.9 miles north of Dahlonega and roughly 46.1 miles northeast of Alpharetta as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 47th 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.
Lumpkin County holds 36 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Dockery Lake Falls, is about 1 miles away. Lower Blood Mountain Creek Falls, is about 1.8 miles away. Unnamed waterfall on Dicks Creek, is about 1.9 miles away.
Martha Falls is located at 34.6906° N, 83.9809° 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.