Saint Marys Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Saint Marys River in Augusta County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 8 miles southwest of Stuarts Draft and roughly 35.7 miles north of Lynchburg as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Virginia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 69 feet; it ranks 46th of 53. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
Augusta County holds 4 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Waterfall 8 mi SW of Stuarts Draft, is under a mile away. White Rock Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Waterfall 6 mi S of Stuarts Draft, is about 4 miles away.
Saint Marys Falls is located at 37.9295° N, 79.1070° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.