School Branch Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on School Branch in Grundy County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 0.9 miles southwest of Tracy City and roughly 28.6 miles northwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 199th of 332.
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.
Grundy County holds 28 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Blue Hole Falls, a 9-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Black Canyon Cascades, a 15-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Hanes Hole Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
School Branch Falls is located at 35.2517° N, 85.7489° 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.