Dutch Branch Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Dutcha Branch in Laurel County, Kentucky, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 13.7 miles west of Corbin and roughly 71.5 miles south of Lexington as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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 4 recorded waterfalls in Laurel County. Bark Camp Creek Falls, is about 4.2 miles away. Pounder Falls, a 70-foot plunge waterfall, is about 5.6 miles away. Vanhook Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is about 5.7 miles away.
Dutch Branch Falls is located at 36.9593° N, 84.3449° 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.