Burnett Creek Falls is an 8-foot waterfall on Burnett Creek in Knox County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 5.3 miles east of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 311th of 332. By form it is 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.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Knox County. Walland Cascade, 8 feet high, is about 16.1 miles away. Cove Creek Cascades, a 17-foot tiered waterfall, is about 16.7 miles away. Butterfly Creek Falls, a 12-foot tiered waterfall, is about 17.2 miles away.
Burnett Creek Falls is located at 35.9353° N, 83.8314° 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.