Creation Falls is a waterfall on Rockbridge Fork in Wolfe County, Kentucky, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 12 feet. It lies about 15.8 miles northeast of Beattyville and roughly 52.2 miles east of Lexington as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 25 Kentucky waterfalls with a documented height only 1 are shorter, while the typical Kentucky waterfall stands around 40 feet.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Wolfe County. Poochs Turtle Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Copperas Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4 miles away. Bell Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Creation Falls is located at 37.7695° N, 83.5613° 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.