Waterfalls in North Carolina

North Carolina has 825 mapped waterfalls — 7.47 per 100,000 residents, ranking it #11 of 51 in the US.

#11

national rank (per capita)

825

mapped waterfalls

7.47

per 100k residents

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Named waterfalls in North Carolina include

Looking Glass Falls · Upper Whitewater Falls · Aggrandizement Falls · John Fisher Falls · Paris Falls · Avery Falls · Little Deep Ford Falls · Bearcamp Creek Falls · Lower Bearwallow Falls · Hidden Dome Falls · Rock Creek Falls · Indian Branch Falls

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