Short Creek Falls is a waterfall on Short Creek in Marshall County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 3.8 miles north of Albertville and roughly 35.6 miles southeast of Huntsville as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Alabama, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 23rd of 29.
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. Short Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Short Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in Marshall County. Grotto Falls, 8 feet high, is under a mile away. High Falls, 50 feet high, is about 9.5 miles away. Piney Branch Falls, is about 11.4 miles away.
Short Creek Falls is located at 34.3224° N, 86.2044° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.