Toccoa Falls
Georgia · 610-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Toccoa Falls is light today (37 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Right now
Streamflow
37.2 cfs
TALLULAH RIVER AB POWERHOUSE, · 1h ago
Overnight
72°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
93°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:20 AM · Sunset 8:46 PM · 14h 27m
Snapshot built 4m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS GSP.
Toccoa Falls is a waterfall in Stephens County, Georgia. It drops roughly 610 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.
Toccoa Falls is a waterfall on Toccoa Creek with a vertical drop of 186 feet (57 m) on the campus of Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. Toccoa comes from the Cherokee word "Tagwâ′hĭ", meaning "Catawba place" or "beautiful".
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 02181580 · 9.4 mi away
TALLULAH RIVER AB POWERHOUSE, NR TALLULAH FALLS,GA
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30-day streamflow
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 44.8 cfs · 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toccoa Falls (this page) | — | 610 ft | — | — | — |
| Panther Creek Falls | 6 mi | 131 ft | — | Y | Free |
| Longnose Creek Falls | 7 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Boyer Falls | 7 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Battle Creek Falls | 8 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Little Brasstown Falls | 9 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Related waterfalls
Similar height (~610 ft)
- Bridal Veil Falls607 ft
- Linton Falls615 ft
- Bridalveil Fall620 ft
- Malachite Falls600 ft
- Cape Horn Falls597 ft
Questions visitors ask about Toccoa 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 Toccoa Falls?
Toccoa Falls is 610 feet (186 m) tall. Source heights disagree by source — see the discrepancy box on the page.
How far is Toccoa Falls from a major city?
Toccoa Falls is 2 miles from Toccoa (about 3 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
34.5962, -83.3605
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccoa_Falls
Wikidata (Q10842968)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10842968
GeoNames (4226711)
https://www.geonames.org/4226711/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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