Key Falls, is a 50 ft (38 m)
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
located near
Brevard, in the
Blue Ridge Mountains
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of
North Carolina
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.
Geology
Key Falls is a waterfall with a watershed located on an unnamed
tributary
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of the
French Broad River
The French Broad River is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee. It flows from near the town of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee, where its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville forms ...
. The creek trickles over a series of rocks before continuing on to the French Broad River a few hundred yards downstream.
Visiting Key Falls
The falls is on private property, but the owners allow public access to the falls. The property is owned by Key Falls Inn, a
Victorian-style
bed and breakfast
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.
To view the falls, beginning at the intersection of on
U.S. Highway 276
U.S. Route 276 (US 276) is a United States highway that runs for from Mauldin, South Carolina to Cove Creek, North Carolina. It is known both as a busy urban highway in Greenville, South Carolina and a scenic back-road in Western North Carolina ...
,
U.S. Highway 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
, and
NC Highway 280 in
Brevard, travel east on US 64 for 3.5 miles. Turn right on Crab Creek Road and travel 1.5 miles. Turn right on Everett Road. Travel 2.8 miles to the driveway for the entrance to Key Falls Inn on the left. You can turn into the Inn's driveway, park, and walk the short path to the falls.
[Adams, Kevin. North Carolina Waterfalls. pp 251-252.]
Nearby falls
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Triple Falls
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High Falls
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Hooker Falls
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Bridal Veil Falls Bridal Veil Falls, Bridalveil Falls or Bridalveil Fall is a frequently-used name for waterfalls that observers fancy resemble a bride's veil:
Australia
* Bridal Veil Falls, Leura, in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales
* Govetts Le ...
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Wintergreen Falls
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Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls
Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls are two waterfalls in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
Geology
Batson Creek flows less than 1 mile from its source, feeding two manmade lakes along the way. It meets Carson Creek at a poin ...
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Glen Cannon Falls
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...
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Turley Falls Turley is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
* Anna Turley, British politician
*Bob Turley, American professional baseball player
* George Turley (1931–2010), English lawn bowler and (soccer) football ...
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External links
Key Falls Inn
Waterfalls of Transylvania County, North Carolina
Waterfalls of North Carolina
Tourist attractions in Transylvania County, North Carolina