Rufus Morgan Falls is a waterfall on Left Prong Rough Fork in Macon County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 65 feet. It lies about 9.8 miles west of Franklin and roughly 60.3 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 65 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 108th of 288 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 49 recorded waterfalls in Macon County. Berties Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Camp Branch Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Shot Pouch Creek Falls, is about 1.9 miles away.
Rufus Morgan Falls is located at 35.1424° N, 83.5483° 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.