2018 Popular Report Waterfalls
We hope you are enjoying the Financial Highlights of North Carolina 2018, sometimes referred to as the "Popular Report." Inside this edition you will find many photographs of beautiful waterfalls located in North Carolina. While there were many to choose from, below is the list of the waterfalls selected. There is something majestic about waterfalls. The power of the continuous flow of water creates a beauty that is combination of strength and grace. Good financial practices in government are also a combination of the same elements. Powerful enough to serve the entire state with integrity and enough grace to remember that our duty of service is accountability to each individual citizen. It is our hope as you review this document you will see those very things demonstrated in the data provided. We consider it a privilege to serve those who call North Carolina home.
Catawba Falls (Cover photo)
On the cover of the 2018 Popular Report is the beautiful 100 ft cascading Catawba Falls. Historic buildings are scattered along the trail, remnants of the 1920's hydropower dam that provided power for the town of Old Fort. Catawba Falls are locatd in the Pisgah National Forest.
The trailhead can be accessed from Catawba River Road in Old Fort. For more information contact the Grandfather Ranger District at (828) 652-2144.
Triple Falls (Page 2)
Triple Falls is part of the Little River, and consists of three distinct cascades totaling about 120′ in vertical drop. Featured in the movie, Last of the Mohicans, Triple Falls is about a seven minute walk from the Hooker Falls parking area in the DuPont State Recreational Forest which is located in Henderson and Transylvania Counties, NC. https://www.ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/dsf.htm
Crabtree Falls (Page 4)
Crabtree Falls is a 70 ft. cascade on Big Crabtree Creek. The creek spreads over a rock face with many small ledges, giving it a delicate appearance, before trickling into a clear pool at the base. Though there are hardly any crabtrees here now, in the spring, an impressive array of wildflowers abound on the trail. The trailhead is located outside Crabtree Falls Campground at mile marker 339.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
High Falls (Page 9)
High Falls is located in Transylvania County on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest. It is one of four major waterfalls on the Little River in this area, the others being Triple Falls, Hooker Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. Above the falls itself, the river is level and calm. The falls consists of a wide, ever-steepening slide over granite, and the water generally stays on the rock the whole way down. In some places, the water free-falls for a few feet or jumps off the rock face. https://www.ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/dsf.htm
Turtleback Falls (Page 10)
Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River in the Pisgah National Forest. The falls are usually accessed by a hike starting in Gorges State Park which passes through Pisgah National Forest property.
Linville Falls (Page 12)
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot drop. It is named for the Linville River, which goes over the falls. Linville Falls has the highest volume of any waterfall on the Northern Edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Mingo Falls (Page 18)
Mingo Falls is a 120 ft high waterfall located near the town of Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The waterfall is among the tallest in the southern Appalachians.