Rawson Gully Falls is a waterfall on Rawson Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, in the Southeastern Plains region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 6.5 miles east of Marion and roughly 80.3 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 5 Mississippi waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 2nd. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Southeastern Plains are rolling, sandy uplands of longleaf and loblolly pine, oak and farmland; waterfalls are few and small, over sandstone or clay ledges.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Lauderdale County. Dunns Falls, a 75-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.6 miles away.
Rawson Gully Falls is located at 32.3861° N, 88.5434° 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.