Proctor Falls is a waterfall in Franklin County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 1 miles west of Sewanee and roughly 37.1 miles west of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 199th of 332. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
There are 12 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Bridal Veil Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Morgans Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Otter Falls, a 10-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away.
Proctor Falls is located at 35.1984° N, 85.9384° 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.