Laurel Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Laurel Creek in Van Buren County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 1.8 miles south of Spencer and roughly 47.2 miles north of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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 Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 8 recorded waterfalls in Van Buren County. Piney Creek Falls, a 95-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.3 miles away. Hemlock Falls, is about 7.1 miles away. Fall Creek Falls, a 256-foot plunge waterfall, is about 7.9 miles away.
Laurel Creek Falls is located at 35.7229° N, 85.4776° 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.