Dukes Creek

The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the Georgia Gold Rush.

The creek is approximately 8.76 miles (14.10 km) long.

[1] Dukes Creek rises right off of State Route 348 at the confluence of Bear Den Creek and Little Low Gap Branch, about 2 miles west of Helen,[2] and flows into the Chattahoochee River just east of the intersection between State Route 17 and State Route 75 southeast of Helen.

Dukes Creek Falls is one of four waterfalls in the Chattahoochee National Forest near Helen, Georgia that are popular destinations.

The creek watershed is designated by the United States Geological Survey as sub-watershed HUC 031300010103, is named Dukes Creek sub-watershed, and drains an area of about 22 square miles west and south of Helen, as well as west and south of the Chattahoochee River headwaters.

Map of waterfalls near Helen, Georgia
Topographic map showing Dukes Creek and the Chattahoochee River
Dukes Creek Falls
Map showing Dukes Creek and its sub-watershed (outlined in pink), and the Chattahoochee River