Laurel Run Falls is a waterfall on Laurel Run in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 3.2 miles southeast of Church Hill and roughly 7.7 miles southwest of Kingsport as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 279th of 332. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 5 recorded waterfalls in Hawkins County. Kiner Creek Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Bays Mountain Falls, a 30-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Dolan Branch Falls, a 20-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away.
Laurel Run Falls is located at 36.4868° N, 82.6771° 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.