Waterfalls in North Carolina
495 waterfalls in North Carolina across 34 counties, from the USGS dataset; 441 with a measured height. The tallest is Laurel Falls at 475 ft. All US waterfalls.
State: North Carolina 47
- Alabama 97
- Arizona 66
- Arkansas 280
- California 1,039
- Colorado 345
- Connecticut 79
- Florida 3
- Georgia 298
- Idaho 249
- Illinois 20
- Indiana 24
- Iowa 8
- Kansas 24
- Kentucky 65
- Louisiana 6
- Maine 175
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 37
- Michigan 294
- Minnesota 43
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 11
- Montana 252
- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 25
- New Hampshire 264
- New Jersey 5
- New Mexico 20
- New York 879
- North Carolina 495
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 26
- Oklahoma 30
- Oregon 1,342
- Pennsylvania 274
- Rhode Island 5
- South Carolina 22
- South Dakota 10
- Tennessee 427
- Texas 71
- Utah 76
- Vermont 229
- Virginia 127
- Washington 2,596
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 83
- Wyoming 267
Cherokee County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 12 ft · 2 drops
- On Peckerwood Creek
- 12 mi from Murphy
Transylvania County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On North Prong Turkey Creek
- 5 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On Horsepasture River
- 16 mi from Brevard
Location verified
Transylvania County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On Auger Fork Creek
- 13 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On Batson Creek
- 5 mi from Brevard
Graham County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On Snowbird Creek
- 11 mi from Andrews
Henderson County, North Carolina
20 fttotal height
- On Grassy Creek
- 8 mi from Etowah
Location verified
Yancey County, North Carolina
18 fttotal height
- On Big Creek
- 7 mi from Banner Hill
Haywood County, North Carolina
18 fttotal height
- On Bubbling Spring Branch
- 11 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
18 fttotal height
- On Reid Branch
- 18 mi from Brevard
Jackson County, North Carolina
18 fttotal height
- On Greenland Creek
- 14 mi from Cullowhee
Transylvania County, North Carolina
18 fttotal height
- On Thompson River
- 19 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Kiesee Creek
- 9 mi from Brevard
Avery County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- On Gragg Prong
- 10 mi from Foscoe
Graham County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- On Snowbird Creek
- 10 mi from Andrews
Location verified
Avery County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- On Gragg Prong
- 10 mi from Foscoe
Location verified
Transylvania County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- On Kiesee Creek
- 9 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
16 fttotal height
- On Thompson River
- 18 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- On North Fork French Broad River
- 7 mi from Brevard
Location verified
Macon County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Cullasaja River
- 9 mi from Franklin
Location verified
Burke County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- On Linville River
- 9 mi from Spruce Pine
Jackson County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Cedar Creek
- 11 mi from Cullowhee
Swain County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- On Chasteen Creek
- 8 mi from Cherokee
Burke County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Duggars Creek
- 8 mi from Spruce Pine