Twist Cascade is a 12-foot waterfall on West Branch in Saline County, Arkansas, in the Ouachita Mountains region. It lies about 12.4 miles north of Hot Springs Village and roughly 37.5 miles southwest of Conway as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Arkansas, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 34 feet; it ranks 93rd of 110. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Ouachita Mountains are folded, forested ridges of shortleaf pine and oak-hickory with clear, rocky streams. Waterfalls drop over sandstone and shale ledges in steep hollows.
Saline County holds 2 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Forked Mountain Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Brown Creek Cascade, an 8-foot cascade waterfall, is about 8.4 miles away. Blocker Creek Cascade, a 17-foot segmented waterfall, is about 12.9 miles away.
Twist Cascade is located at 34.8494° N, 93.0357° 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.