Tucker Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Tucker Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 8.7 miles west of Brevard and roughly 32.5 miles southwest of Asheville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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.
There are 133 recorded waterfalls in Transylvania County. Bird Rock Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Elysium Falls, a 30-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Lamance Creek Falls, is about 1.8 miles away.
Tucker Creek Falls is located at 35.2173° N, 82.8870° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.