Big Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Big Cedar Creek in Russell County, Virginia, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 4.5 miles north of Lebanon and roughly 40.1 miles northeast of Kingsport as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Russell County. Tank Hollow Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 5.8 miles away. Brumley Creek Falls, an 18-foot block waterfall, is about 7.2 miles away. Big Tumbling Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 12.5 miles away.
Big Falls is located at 36.9622° N, 82.0533° 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.