Copperhead Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in Scott County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 7.8 miles west of Oneida and roughly 54 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. 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 18 recorded waterfalls in Scott County. Fall Branch Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Pine Creek Falls, a block waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Hide Out Falls, a 50-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3 miles away.
Copperhead Falls is located at 36.4740° N, 84.6500° 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.