Big Springs Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls in McCreary County, Kentucky, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 4.9 miles southwest of Stearns and roughly 59.3 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in McCreary County. Dick Gap Falls, is under a mile away. Lick Creek Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away. Princess Falls, 17 feet high, is about 5.1 miles away.
Big Springs Falls is located at 36.6556° N, 84.5471° 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.