Emerald Falls is a waterfall on Fall Creek in Scott County, Virginia, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 7.9 miles south of Coeburn and roughly 20.4 miles north of Kingsport as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
Scott County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Little Stony Creek Falls, a 28-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.9 miles away. Middle Little Stony Creek Falls, a block waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Lower Little Stony Creek Falls, a block waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away.
Emerald Falls is located at 36.8296° N, 82.4497° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.