Amos Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Amos Falls Branch in Whitley County, Kentucky, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 7.8 miles northwest of Williamsburg and roughly 62.5 miles north of Knoxville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Whitley County. Dog Slaughter Falls, a 15-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away. Cumberland Falls, 68 feet high, is about 4.9 miles away. Eagle Falls, a 44-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away.
Amos Falls is located at 36.8238° N, 84.2590° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.