Emory Cascade is an 8-foot waterfall in Roane County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 0.5 miles south of Harriman and roughly 35.3 miles west of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 311th of 332. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Roane County. Coalfield Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.9 miles away. Lower Middle Fork Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is about 10.6 miles away. Lower Potters Falls, an 18-foot tiered waterfall, is about 10.8 miles away.
Emory Cascade is located at 35.9268° N, 84.5511° 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.