Falling Springs Falls is a waterfall in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 2.5 miles north of West Pittston and roughly 7.8 miles southwest of Scranton as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. 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.
Luzerne County holds 35 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Devils Falls, 80 feet high, is about 6.4 miles away. Mill Creek Falls, is about 6.7 miles away. Middle Buttermilk Falls, 25 feet high, is about 7.1 miles away.
Falling Springs Falls is located at 41.3630° N, 75.8023° 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.