Wilks Creek Falls is a waterfall on Wilks Creek in White County, Georgia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 11.1 miles southeast of Young Harris and roughly 57.5 miles northeast of Alpharetta as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. 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. Wilks Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
White County holds 29 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Wilks Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Vandiver Branch Falls, is under a mile away. Chute, The, is about 1.1 miles away.
Wilks Creek Falls is located at 34.7861° N, 83.7697° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.