Sharp Branch Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Sharp Branch in Fentress County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 5.8 miles northeast of Jamestown and roughly 64.2 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 240th 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.
Fentress County holds 11 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Stewart Creek Falls, is under a mile away. East Prong Hill Creek Falls, 12 feet high, is about 3.6 miles away. Slave Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is about 6.1 miles away.
Sharp Branch Falls is located at 36.4922° N, 84.8650° 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.