French Falls is a 47-foot waterfall on tributary of Home Creek in Newton County, Arkansas, in the Boston Mountains region. It lies about 26.1 miles northeast of Clarksville and roughly 52.2 miles east of Fayetteville as the crow flies.
At 47 feet it is taller than the typical Arkansas waterfall of about 34 feet, ranking 35th of 110 with a recorded height. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Boston Mountains are the highest and most rugged part of the Ozarks, deeply dissected sandstone plateaus covered in oak-hickory forest with shortleaf pine. Clear creeks cut narrow hollows with numerous bluff-line waterfalls, at their best in spring. tributary of Home Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 74 feet.
Newton County holds 42 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Tea Table Falls, a 51-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Latin Pouroff Falls, a 74-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Home Valley Falls, a 53-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
French Falls is located at 35.8159° N, 93.2749° 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.