Grindle Falls is a waterfall on Chestatee River in Lumpkin County, Georgia, in the Piedmont region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 6.7 miles west of Cleveland and roughly 41.2 miles northeast of Johns Creek as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Georgia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 44.5 feet; it ranks 42nd of 80. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. It falls in 4 drops.
The Piedmont is rolling upland between the Appalachians and the coastal plain, with mixed oak-pine forest, farmland and expanding cities. Waterfalls mark the fall line and the rocky beds of rivers crossing hard crystalline rock. Chestatee River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Grindle Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 36 recorded waterfalls in Lumpkin County. Silver Falls, is about 1 miles away. Chestatee River Shoals, is about 1.5 miles away. Shoal Creek Falls, is about 1.8 miles away.
Grindle Falls is located at 34.5604° N, 83.8715° 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.