Great Falls is a waterfall on Little Uchee Creek in Lee County, Alabama, in the Southeastern Plains region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 5.4 miles southwest of Smiths Station and roughly 11.9 miles west of Columbus 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. It falls in 2 drops.
The Southeastern Plains are rolling, sandy uplands of longleaf and loblolly pine, oak and farmland; waterfalls are few and small, over sandstone or clay ledges. Little Uchee Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Great Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Lee County. Lower Little Uchee Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Chewacla Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 17.4 miles away.
Great Falls is located at 32.5086° N, 85.1843° 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.