Jenny Branch Falls is a waterfall on Jenny Branch in White County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 11.4 miles west of Lake Tansi and roughly 55.3 miles north of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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 21 recorded waterfalls in White County. Twin Falls, 10 feet high, is under a mile away. Lower Polly Branch Falls, a 12-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Middle Polly Branch Falls, 14 feet high, is under a mile away.
Jenny Branch Falls is located at 35.8661° N, 85.2585° 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.