Rugby Falls is a 6-foot waterfall in Scott County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 11.9 miles west of Huntsville and roughly 51.9 miles northwest of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 6 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 332 Tennessee waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Tennessee waterfall stands around 30 feet.
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.
Scott County holds 18 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Burnt Mill Shower, a 26-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Burnt Mill Cascade, a 12-foot fan waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Bridge Rock Falls, a 20-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away.
Rugby Falls is located at 36.3708° N, 84.6992° 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.