Sally Cove Creek Falls is a waterfall on Sally Cove Creek in Carter County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 7.1 miles west of Roan Mountain and roughly 11 miles southeast of Johnson City as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 20 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
There are 17 recorded waterfalls in Carter County. Coon Den Falls, a 50-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 5 miles away. Middle Laurel Falls, an 18-foot block waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away. Laurel Falls, a 55-foot block waterfall, is about 5.2 miles away.
Sally Cove Creek Falls is located at 36.2167° N, 82.1960° 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.