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
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- California 1,039
- Colorado 345
- Connecticut 79
- Florida 3
- Georgia 298
- Idaho 249
- Illinois 20
- Indiana 24
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- Louisiana 6
- Maine 175
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 37
- Michigan 294
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- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 11
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- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 25
- New Hampshire 264
- New Jersey 5
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- 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
Jackson County, North Carolina
125 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Trays Island Creek
- 14 mi from Cullowhee
Jackson County, North Carolina
125 fttotal height
- On Sols Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Location verified
Haywood County, North Carolina
125 fttotal height
- On Yellowstone Prong East Fork Pigeon River
- 9 mi from Brevard
Transylvania County, North Carolina
122 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 91 ft · 4 drops
- On Rock Creek
- 14 mi from Brevard
Burke County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 25 ft
- On Burnthouse Branch
- 14 mi from Spruce Pine
Transylvania County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- On Toms Spring Branch
- 7 mi from Brevard
Burke County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- On Steels Creek
- 12 mi from Spruce Pine
Avery County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Harper Creek
- 13 mi from Foscoe
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- 3 drops
- On West Fork Tuckasegee River
- 8 mi from Cullowhee
Henderson County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Turnbreeches Creek
- 2 mi from Edneyville
Transylvania County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- On Thompson River
- 19 mi from Cullowhee
Burke County, North Carolina
120 fttotal height
- On Steels Creek
- 12 mi from Spruce Pine
Location verified
Jackson County, North Carolina
115 fttotal height
- On Cold Creek
- 12 mi from Brevard
Rutherford County, North Carolina
110 fttotal height
- On tributary of Briar Creek
- 9 mi from Salem
Location verified
Henderson County, North Carolina
110 fttotal height
- On Grassy Creek
- 5 mi from Lake Lure
Transylvania County, North Carolina
110 fttotal height
- On Little River
- 7 mi from Brevard
Location verified
Transylvania County, North Carolina
105 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 55 ft
- On Right Fork
- 8 mi from Brevard
Clay County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Bald Springs Branch
- 6 mi from Andrews
Henderson County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Bold Branch
- 4 mi from Edneyville
Location verified
Watauga County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Boone Fork
- 2 mi from Foscoe
Jackson County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Flat Creek
- 10 mi from Cullowhee
Wilkes County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On tributary of Wildcat Branch of Basin Creek
- 6 mi from Sparta
Macon County, North Carolina
100 fttotal height
- On Hickory Knoll Creek
- 5 mi from Franklin