Poochs Turtle Falls is a waterfall on Rose Drake Branch in Wolfe County, Kentucky, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 16.3 miles northeast of Beattyville and roughly 52 miles east of Lexington as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
Wolfe County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Creation Falls, 12 feet high, is under a mile away. Copperas Falls, a 40-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Bell Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away.
Poochs Turtle Falls is located at 37.7788° N, 83.5626° 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.