Double Falls is a waterfall in Scott County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 14 miles northeast of Jamestown and roughly 63.7 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 123rd of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Scott County. Slave Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Step Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is about 6.5 miles away. Root Falls, an 8-foot plunge waterfall, is about 6.8 miles away.
Double Falls is located at 36.5805° N, 84.7674° 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.