Calderwood Cascade is a waterfall in Blount County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 17.9 miles southeast of Greenback and roughly 32.8 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 233rd of 332. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Blount County. Aiken Branch, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away across the state line in North Carolina. Goat Creek Cascade, a 9-foot fan waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. First Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away.
Calderwood Cascade is located at 35.4859° N, 83.9376° 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 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.