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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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Potholes, The

Macon County, North Carolina
Block
10 fttotal height
  • On Chattooga River
  • 16 mi from Mountain City
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Step Around Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Cascade
10 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Toxaway River
  • 14 mi from Brevard
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Avery Creek Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Block
8 fttotal height
  • On Avery Creek
  • 7 mi from Brevard
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Midnight Hole Falls

Haywood County, North Carolina
Punchbowl
6 fttotal height
  • On Big Creek
  • 11 mi from Cove Creek
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Needles Falls

Madison County, North Carolina
Block
6 fttotal height
  • On French Broad River
  • 15 mi from Mars Hill
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Devils Elbow Falls

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

Jackson County, North Carolina
Slide
5 fttotal height
  • On Greenland Creek
  • 15 mi from Cullowhee
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Pothole Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
Tiered
5 fttotal height
  • 2 drops
  • On Greenland Creek
  • 15 mi from Cullowhee
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Lanier Falls

Harnett County, North Carolina
Block
3 fttotal height
  • On Cape Fear River
  • 7 mi from Broadway
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Aiken Branch

Swain County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • On Aiken Branch
  • 19 mi from Andrews
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Allison Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • On Dunns Creek
  • 4 mi from Brevard
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Armstrong Creek Falls

McDowell County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • 3 drops
  • On Armstrong Creek
  • 10 mi from Marion
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Bearpen Creek Falls

Macon County, North Carolina
  • On Bearpen Creek
  • 12 mi from Andrews
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Beaver Creek Falls

Mitchell County, North Carolina
  • On Beaver Creek
  • 3 mi from Spruce Pine
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Big Creek Falls

Macon County, North Carolina
  • On Big Creek
  • 12 mi from Franklin
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Boren Mill Shoals Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • 2 drops
  • On Toxaway Creek
  • 12 mi from Brevard
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Brush Creek Falls

Yancey County, North Carolina
  • On Brush Creek
  • 6 mi from Burnsville
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Brushy Hollow Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • On Horsepasture River
  • 17 mi from Brevard
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Cedar Rock Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina
Tiered
  • 12 drops
  • On Cedar Rock Creek
  • 4 mi from Brevard
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Central Falls

Randolph County, North Carolina
  • On Deep River
  • 4 mi from Franklinville
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Chestnut Cove Branch Falls

Avery County, North Carolina
  • On North Harper Creek
  • 11 mi from Banner Elk
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Crowe Hill Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina
  • 3 mi from Cherokee
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Fall Branch Falls

Macon County, North Carolina
  • On Fall Branch
  • 7 mi from Franklin
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Fall Creek Falls

Yadkin County, North Carolina
Block
  • On Fall Creek
  • 4 mi from Boonville
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