Indian Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Laurel Fork in DeKalb County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 7 miles northeast of Fort Payne and roughly 41.6 miles southwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Alabama, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 21st 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. Laurel Fork carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Indian Falls is the tallest of them.
DeKalb County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lodge Falls, is under a mile away. Azalea Cascade, is under a mile away. Laurel Falls, 8 feet high, is under a mile away.
Indian Falls is located at 34.4983° N, 85.6167° 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.