Helton Creek Falls
Georgia · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Helton Creek Falls is 52 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 51.9 cfs (bottom 20% of the last 30 days, vs. 63.1 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
52.1 cfs
NOTTELY RIVER NEAR BLAIRSVILLE, · 23m ago
Today
67°F
Sunny
Tonight
42°F
Mostly Clear
Today's daylight
Sunrise 7:49 AM · Sunset 6:49 PM · 11h 0m
Snapshot built 12m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS FFC.
Helton Creek Falls is a waterfall in Union County, Georgia. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Helton Creek Falls sits in Union County, Georgia. The base sits at roughly 2,257 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 13 minutes from Blairsville. A trail — Helton Creek Falls — runs within 0 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Helton Creek Falls is a series of two big waterfalls located within the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County, Georgia.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 03550500 · 6.6 mi away
NOTTELY RIVER NEAR BLAIRSVILLE, GA
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 43.9 cfs · 118% of last year — similar
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helton Creek Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nottely Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| High Water Falls | 2 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper DeSoto Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Blood Mountain Creek Falls | 3 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Lower DeSoto Falls | 3 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Helton Creek Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Helton Creek Falls from a major city?
Helton Creek Falls is 9 miles from Blairsville (about 13 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
34.7527, -83.8957
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helton_Creek_Falls
Wikidata (Q37436)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37436
GeoNames (4199955)
https://www.geonames.org/4199955/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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