Kinlock Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Hubbard Creek in Lawrence County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 8.8 miles northeast of Haleyville and roughly 36 miles southwest of Decatur as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is taller than the typical Alabama waterfall of about 40 feet, ranking 15th of 29 with a recorded height.
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.
Lawrence County holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Parker Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Parker Cascades, 10 feet high, is about 1.3 miles away. Riddle Falls, is about 1.4 miles away.
Kinlock Falls is located at 34.3084° N, 87.5027° 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.