Double Eights is a waterfall on Lovely Branch in Anderson County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 16 feet. It lies about 1.7 miles east of Rocky Top and roughly 21 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 16 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 238th of 332. The tallest single drop is 8 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
There are 2 recorded waterfalls in Anderson County. Adkins Branch Falls, a 20-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.1 miles away. Duncan Branch Falls, a 31-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.6 miles away. Bruce Creek Falls, a 62-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.7 miles away.
Double Eights is located at 36.2160° N, 84.1247° 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.