Cottonwood Falls is a waterfall on Spring River in Fulton County, Arkansas, in the Ozark Highlands region. It lies about 7.1 miles south of Thayer and roughly 61 miles northwest of Jonesboro as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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.
Fulton County holds 2 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Saddler Falls, is under a mile away.
Cottonwood Falls is located at 36.4223° N, 91.5286° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.