Shunkawauken Falls

{{Short description|Waterfall in North Carolina}}

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| name = Shunkawauken Falls

| image = View of Shunkawauken Falls from across the road..jpg

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| caption = View of Shunkawauken Falls from White Oak Mountain Drive

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| coordinates = {{Coord|35|16|19.9|N|82|12|53.0|W|type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

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| location = Polk County, North Carolina

| elevation = {{cvt|2,360|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| height = {{cvt|150|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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| watercourse = Horse Creek

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| type = Tiered cascade

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Shunkawauken Falls is a {{cvt|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} waterfall located in Polk County, near Columbus, North Carolina.{{cite web | url=https://www.wncwaterfalls.info/waterfall/1047/Shunkawauken_Falls | title=Shunkawauken Falls - WNC Waterfalls }} The falls are fed by a pond a few metres upstream. It is a local attraction, although it is located on private property.

According to local lore, a Native American chief named Shunkawauken lived in this area in the 1800s. The falls, previously named Horse Creek Falls,{{cite web | url=https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Shunkawauken-Falls-16048 | title=Shunkawauken Falls, North Carolina, United States - World Waterfall Database }} were renamed in his memory in 1891.{{Cite web |date=2009-04-06 |title=Shunkawauken Falls |url=https://seniorhiker.com/2009/04/06/shunkawauken-falls/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Senior Moments |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Shunkawauken Falls |url=http://www.carolinatrails.com/NorthCarolina/Polk/Shunkawauken/Shunkawauken.htm |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.carolinatrails.com}}