Dolan Branch Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Dolan Branch in Sullivan County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 3.7 miles southeast of Mount Carmel and roughly 3.9 miles southwest of Kingsport as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 199th of 332. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
Sullivan County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kiner Creek Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.6 miles away. Laurel Run Falls, a 10-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away. Bays Mountain Falls, a 30-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5.3 miles away.
Dolan Branch Falls is located at 36.5085° N, 82.6117° 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 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.