Cold Spring Cascade is a 15-foot waterfall in Franklin County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 5.8 miles south of Cowan and roughly 39.9 miles west of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 240th of 332. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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.
Franklin County holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Custard Hollow Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Cave Cove Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Wolf Cove Falls, a 15-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2 miles away.
Cold Spring Cascade is located at 35.0803° N, 86.0146° 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.