Columbus Fall Line

Linked to Coastal Plain Geologic Province

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One end of Georgia's fall line, which marks the boundary between the hard rocks of the Piedmont geologic province and the softer rocks of the Coastal Plain, is located in Columbus. Marked by waterfalls and rapids, the fall line stretches across the state to Augusta.

Photograph by Pamela J. W. Gore

Columbus Fall Line

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