Coalfield Falls is a waterfall on Middle Fork in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 0.3 miles southwest of Coalfield and roughly 28.6 miles west of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 103rd of 332 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 25 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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 14 recorded waterfalls in Morgan County. Lower Middle Fork Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Middle Fork Falls, a 25-foot block waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Back Valley Falls, a 14-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away.
Coalfield Falls is located at 36.0266° N, 84.4250° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.