Peavine Falls is a 35-foot waterfall on Peavine Creek in Shelby County, Alabama, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 3.4 miles northeast of Pelham and roughly 7.6 miles southeast of Hoover as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Alabama, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 40 feet; it ranks 17th of 29.
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.
Shelby County holds 5 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. High Falls, 20 feet high, is about 7.4 miles away. Falling Rock Falls, 90 feet high, is about 12.6 miles away. Upper Davis Falls, is about 15.2 miles away.
Peavine Falls is located at 33.3056° N, 86.7569° 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.