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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.

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State: North Carolina 47

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Frolictown Creek Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
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15 fttotal height
  • On Frolictown Creek
  • 13 mi from Cullowhee
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Granny Burrell Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
Slide
15 fttotal height
  • On Panthertown Creek
  • 13 mi from Cullowhee
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High Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Cascade
15 fttotal height
  • On South Fork Mills River
  • 8 mi from Brevard
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Lamance Creek Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
  • On Lamance Creek
  • 8 mi from Brevard
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Lower Buck Creek Falls

Macon County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
  • On Buck Creek
  • 7 mi from Franklin
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Lower Falls

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Slide
15 fttotal height
  • On Big Sandy Creek
  • 6 mi from Thurmond
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McPhersons Creek Falls

Cumberland County, North Carolina
Plunge
15 fttotal height
  • On McPhersons Creek
  • 5 mi from Eastover
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Pinkerton Pool Falls

Macon County, North Carolina
Slide
15 fttotal height
  • On Cullasaja River
  • 13 mi from Franklin
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Thorps Creek Falls

Caldwell County, North Carolina
Tiered
15 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Thorps Creek
  • 10 mi from Blowing Rock
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Thunderhole Falls

Caldwell County, North Carolina
Tiered
15 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Thunderhole Creek
  • 2 mi from Blowing Rock
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Twentymile Creek Cascades

Swain County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
  • On Twentymile Creek
  • 19 mi from Andrews
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Twin Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Segmented
15 fttotal height
  • On Toxaway River
  • 13 mi from Brevard
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Upper Silver Run Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
Cascade
15 fttotal height
  • On Silver Run Creek
  • 18 mi from Cullowhee
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Wrights Creek Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
15 fttotal height
  • On Wrights Creek
  • 3 mi from Cherokee
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Bent Fields Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Slide
12 fttotal height
  • On North Fork French Broad River
  • 8 mi from Brevard
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Boxcar Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Plunge
12 fttotal height
  • On North Fork French Broad River
  • 7 mi from Brevard
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Fall Creek Falls

Rockingham County, North Carolina
Horsetail
12 fttotal height
  • On Fall Creek
  • 6 mi from Horse Pasture
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Hunt-Fish Falls

Avery County, North Carolina
Tiered
12 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 7 ft · 2 drops
  • On Lost Cove Creek
  • 10 mi from Foscoe
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Pounding Mill Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Horsetail
12 fttotal height
  • 10 mi from Brevard
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Riding Ford Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
Slide
12 fttotal height
  • On Tuckasegee River
  • 14 mi from Cullowhee
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Shacktown Falls

Yadkin County, North Carolina
Block
12 fttotal height
  • On North Deep Creek
  • 4 mi from Yadkinville
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D.E.W. Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Block
10 fttotal height
  • On Gumbottom Creek
  • 19 mi from Brevard
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Halfway Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
Tiered
10 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Greenland Creek
  • 15 mi from Cullowhee
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Middle Batson Creek Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tiered
10 fttotal height
  • On Batson Creek
  • 5 mi from Brevard