Somey Creek Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Somey Creek in Rutherford County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.6 miles southwest of Salem and roughly 41.2 miles northwest of Gastonia as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical North Carolina waterfall of about 50 feet, ranking 114th of 288 with a recorded height. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Rutherford County holds 9 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. North Fork Falls, is about 4.5 miles away. Black Mountain Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 6.5 miles away. High Shoals Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 6.6 miles away.
Somey Creek Falls is located at 35.5635° N, 81.8187° 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 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.