Fall Branch Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Fall Branch in Washington County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 0.8 miles northwest of Fall Branch and roughly 9.1 miles southwest of Kingsport 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. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Fall Branch carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 130 feet.
Washington County holds 5 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kiner Creek Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away. Laurel Run Falls, a 10-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away. Bays Mountain Falls, a 30-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5.5 miles away.
Fall Branch Falls is located at 36.4287° N, 82.6313° 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 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.