Big Branch Falls is a waterfall on Big Branch in White County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 10.6 miles southeast of Sparta and roughly 54.4 miles north of East Chattanooga 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 water comes down as a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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. Big Branch carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 25 feet.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in White County. Big Laurel Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Sheep Falls, a 90-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Virgin Falls, a 110-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2 miles away.
Big Branch Falls is located at 35.8520° N, 85.2981° 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.