Moore Cove Falls
North Carolina · 49-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Moore Cove Falls is 69 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
69.4 cfs
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, · 49m ago
Overnight
59°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
86°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:16 AM · Sunset 8:43 PM · 14h 27m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina. It drops roughly 49 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
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 03441000 · 4.9 mi away
DAVIDSON RIVER NEAR BREVARD, NC
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 85.7 cfs · 85% of last year — similar
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Cove Falls (this page) | — | 49 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Moore Cove Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Little Moore Cove Falls | 0 mi | 26 ft | — | — | — |
| Upper Little Moore Cove Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Tranquility Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Sliding Rock | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
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- Bozen KIll Falls49 ft
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- Campbell Falls49 ft
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- Great Falls49 ft
Questions visitors ask about Moore Cove Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Moore Cove Falls?
Moore Cove Falls is 49 feet (15 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Moore Cove Falls from a major city?
Moore Cove Falls is 5 miles from Brevard (about 7 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.3119, -82.7777
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore_Cove_Falls
Wikidata (Q6908151)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6908151
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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