Horsepound Falls is a waterfall on Collins River in Grundy County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 4 miles north of Gruetli-Laager and roughly 31.2 miles northwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 171st of 332. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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.
There are 28 recorded waterfalls in Grundy County. Skinny Falls, is under a mile away. Middle Suter Falls, a 30-foot fan waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Suter Falls, a 50-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Horsepound Falls is located at 35.4292° N, 85.6022° 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.