Cougar Falls is a waterfall on tributary of South Prong of Middle Creek in Baxter County, Arkansas, in the Ozark Highlands region, with a total height of about 77 feet. It lies about 14.5 miles west of Calico Rock and roughly 65.9 miles north of Conway as the crow flies.
At 77 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Arkansas’s 110 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 14th; the typical Arkansas waterfall is about 34 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Ozark Highlands are a dissected limestone and dolomite plateau of oak-hickory forest, glades and karst springs. Spring-fed streams and creeks drop over ledges and into sinkholes and caves. tributary of South Prong of Middle Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Cougar Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 34 recorded waterfalls in Baxter County. China Falls, a 68-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Amber Canyon Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Three Springs Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away.
Cougar Falls is located at 36.0406° N, 92.3768° 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.