Cheaha Falls is a waterfall on Cheaha Creek in Clay County, Alabama, in the Piedmont region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 7.9 miles southeast of Munford and roughly 55.1 miles east of Birmingham as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 29 Alabama waterfalls with a documented height only 2 are shorter, while the typical Alabama waterfall stands around 40 feet.
The Piedmont is rolling upland between the Appalachians and the coastal plain, with mixed oak-pine forest, farmland and expanding cities. Waterfalls mark the fall line and the rocky beds of rivers crossing hard crystalline rock. Cheaha Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Cheaha Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 5 recorded waterfalls in Clay County. Devils Den Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Shinbone Falls, is about 3.5 miles away. Hopeful Falls, 30 feet high, is about 3.8 miles away.
Cheaha Falls is located at 33.4520° N, 85.8504° 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.