NC Gazetteer

Whitewater Falls

Also known as: Contara, Contaroga
A waterfall in Transylvania County and Jackson County
… is located on Whitewater River along the Jackson-Transylvania county line near the North Carolina-South Carolina line. The falls, among the highest in the E United States, cascade 411 ft. from an alt. of approx. 2,560. Known as Contara or Contaroga (meaning unknown) by the Cherokee Indians.