Cove Creek Cascades is a waterfall on Cove Creek in Scott County, Virginia, in the Central Appalachians region. It lies about 5.3 miles south of Big Stone Gap and roughly 19.9 miles northwest of Kingsport as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Central Appalachians are a high, rugged plateau of sandstone and shale with mixed oak, hemlock and northern hardwood forest and a cool, wet climate. Streams drop steeply through gorges and hollows over sandstone ledges. Cove Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Scott County holds 7 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Big Branch Falls, is about 7.5 miles away. Benges Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 8.9 miles away. Upper Little Stony Creek Falls, a 28-foot plunge waterfall, is about 14.4 miles away.
Cove Creek Cascades is located at 36.8102° N, 82.7116° 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.