Forked Ripple is a stretch of rapids in Lauderdale County, Alabama, in the Interior Plateau region. It lies about 8.7 miles west of Rogersville and roughly 30 miles northwest of Decatur as the crow flies.
The Interior Plateau is a rolling limestone landscape of pasture, oak-hickory woodland and cedar glades in Kentucky and Tennessee, riddled with springs, sinkholes and caves. Waterfalls drop over limestone ledges and in karst valleys.
There are 3 recorded rapids in Lauderdale County. Cedar Ripple, a historical rapids rapid, is about 1.1 miles away. Galloping Waters, a historical rapids rapid, is about 5.6 miles away. Jackson Chute, a historical rapids rapid, is about 6.2 miles away.
Forked Ripple is located at 34.8106° N, 87.4492° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. 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 rapid yet.