Melton Mill Branch Falls is a waterfall on Melton Mill Branch in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 11.6 miles northeast of Fairfield Glade and roughly 45.6 miles west of Knoxville 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 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. Melton Mill Branch carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Melton Mill Branch Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 14 recorded waterfalls in Morgan County. Lower Melton Mill Branch Falls, a 13-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away. Double Drop Falls, an 8-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5 miles away. Lower Potters Falls, an 18-foot tiered waterfall, is about 8 miles away.
Melton Mill Branch Falls is located at 36.1001° N, 84.7184° 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.