Millstone Creek Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Millstone Creek in Washington County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 3.6 miles northwest of Erwin and roughly 10.1 miles southwest of Johnson City as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height. By form it is a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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.
Washington County holds 5 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cody Falls, a 40-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. California Creek Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. East Simmons Branch Falls, a 15-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Millstone Creek Falls is located at 36.1897° N, 82.4490° 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.