China Falls is a waterfall on tributary of South Prong of Middle Creek in Baxter County, Arkansas, in the Ozark Highlands region, with a total height of about 68 feet. It lies about 14.8 miles west of Calico Rock and roughly 66.1 miles north of Conway as the crow flies.
At 68 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Arkansas’s 110 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 21st; the typical Arkansas waterfall is about 34 feet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Ozark Highlands are a dissected limestone and dolomite plateau of oak-hickory forest, glades and karst springs. Spring-fed streams and creeks drop over ledges and into sinkholes and caves. tributary of South Prong of Middle Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 77 feet.
There are 34 recorded waterfalls in Baxter County. Cougar Falls, a 77-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Amber Canyon Falls, is about 2.6 miles away. Vickor Falls, a 43-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away.
China Falls is located at 36.0438° N, 92.3836° 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.