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Dry Falls during a period of very high flow. Dry Falls, also known as Upper Cullasaja Falls, is a 65-foot (20 m) waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina.
The waterfalls of North Carolina, U.S., are a prominent feature of the geography of the Piedmont and mountain regions of the state, as well as a major focus of tourism and outdoor recreation. Many of these falls are located in state parks , national forests , wildlife management areas, and other public lands, as well as private property.
The falls has been called Dry Falls for a long time, but has also been known by such names as High Falls, Pitcher Falls, and Cullasaja Falls. [14] Dry Falls is located on the side of U.S. Highway 64 15.7 miles (25 km) southeast of Franklin, North Carolina and 3.1 miles (5 km) north of Highlands, North Carolina. There is a parking area on the ...
The waterfall has also gone by other names, including High Falls, Pitcher Falls, and Cullasaja Falls. [23] Dry Falls is located on the side of U.S. Highway 64, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north of Highlands. There is a parking area on the side of the road, where visitors can park before walking the short path with stairs to the falls.
The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that about half of North Carolina is in moderate to severe drought, with only parts or all of about a dozen of 100 counties having received normal rainfall for the year.
The Cullasaja River (/ ˌ k uː l ə ˈ s eɪ dʒ ə /) [7] is a short river located entirely in Macon County, North Carolina. It is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River into which it flows near the county seat of Franklin. (The Little Tennessee feeds the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi rivers.)
Visitors can check out the geology at Sun Lakes and Dry Falls State Park between Soap Lake and Coulee City and enjoy nearly 75,000 feet of freshwater shoreline at the foot of Dry Falls. It’s 115 ...
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