Uncles Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Uncles Creek in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 8.1 miles southwest of Flat Rock and roughly 23.8 miles north of Greenville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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 20 recorded waterfalls in Henderson County. Rock Creek Falls, a 60-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Big Falls, 100 feet high, is about 2.8 miles away across the state line in South Carolina. Upper Wintergreen Falls, a 70-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away.
Uncles Falls is located at 35.1794° N, 82.5297° 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.