Dick's Creek Falls

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Dick's Creek Falls
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Coordinates 34°52′02″N83°14′43″W / 34.86731°N 83.245316°W / 34.86731; -83.245316 Coordinates: 34°52′02″N83°14′43″W / 34.86731°N 83.245316°W / 34.86731; -83.245316
Type cascade
Total height60 ft (18 m)
WatercourseDick's Creek

Dick's Creek Falls is a waterfall that features a 60 ft (18 m) drop of Dicks Creek into the Chattooga River. Located in the Chattahoochee National Forest, it is reached by using the Dick's Creek Trail, which is short trail (about 1.4 miles in and out) that connects to the Bartram Trail in eastern Rabun County, Georgia.

Waterfall Place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a river

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

Chattooga River river in the United States of America

The Chattooga River is the main tributary of the Tugaloo River. Its headwaters are located southwest of Cashiers, North Carolina, and it stretches 57 miles (92 km) to where it has its confluence with the Tallulah River within Lake Tugalo, held back by the Tugalo Dam. The Chattooga and the Tallulah combine to make the Tugaloo River starting at the outlet of Lake Tugalo. The Chattooga begins in southern Jackson County, North Carolina, then flows southwestward between northwestern Oconee County, South Carolina, and eastern Rabun County, Georgia. The "Chattooga" spelling was approved by the US Board on Geographic Names in 1897.

Bartram Trail

The Bartram Trail follows the approximate route of 18th-century naturalist William Bartram’s southern journey from March 1773 to January 1777. Bartram explored much of the territory which is now the states of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.

Directions

To reach the falls, take Warwoman Road from Clayton, Georgia east. Turn right on Sandy Ford Rd. Sandy Ford Rd. will make a left turn over a bridge and turn into a dirt road. Follow the narrow dirt road until the creek crosses over the road. Just before this splash-through is the small parking area for the trail. The trail will appear to fork, and you should follow the fork to the right alongside the creek. The trail will cross Bartram Trail. Cross the bridge in front of you to continue to the falls. The falls will be on your right as you approach the Chattooga River.

Clayton, Georgia City in Georgia, United States

Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,047 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Rabun County and is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Dirt road unpaved road made from the native material of the land surface

A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable for vehicles; a narrower path for pedestrians, animals, and possibly small vehicles would be called a dirt track—the distinction is not well-defined. Unpaved roads with a harder surface made by the addition of material such as gravel and aggregate (stones), might be referred to as dirt roads in common usage but are distinguished as improved roads by highway engineers.

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Dick's Creek Falls

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