Discovery Falls is a waterfall on tributary of Lick Creek in Johnson County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region, with a total height of about 43 feet. It lies about 15.6 miles northeast of Clarksville and roughly 52.3 miles southeast of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 43 feet it is taller than the typical Arkansas waterfall of about 34 feet, ranking 40th of 110 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Boston Mountains are the highest and most rugged part of the Ozarks, deeply dissected sandstone plateaus covered in oak-hickory forest with shortleaf pine. Clear creeks cut narrow hollows with numerous bluff-line waterfalls, at their best in spring. tributary of Lick Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
There are 56 recorded waterfalls in Johnson County. Lower Discovery Falls, a 19-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Sunset Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Slot Rock Falls, 8 feet high, is under a mile away.
Discovery Falls is located at 35.6770° N, 93.3529° 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.