Graves Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Graves Creek in Blount County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 2.8 miles southeast of Blountsville and roughly 38.6 miles north of Birmingham as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Alabama, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 24th of 29.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
Blount County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cornelius Falls, is about 1.8 miles away. Nectar Falls, is about 5.2 miles away. Welti Falls, is about 13.2 miles away.
Graves Falls is located at 34.0445° N, 86.5714° 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.