Cody Falls is a waterfall on California Creek in Unicoi County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 40 feet. It lies about 2 miles northwest of Banner Hill and roughly 12.6 miles southwest of Johnson City as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 103rd of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. California Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Cody Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Unicoi County. California Creek Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Millstone Creek Falls, a 30-foot fan waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. East Simmons Branch Falls, a 15-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away.
Cody Falls is located at 36.1486° N, 82.4516° 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.