Small Falls is a waterfall in Marion County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 6.2 miles southeast of Tracy City and roughly 22.9 miles northwest of Chattanooga as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Tennessee, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 279th of 332. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 16 recorded waterfalls in Marion County. Horsehair Falls, a 120-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Foster Falls, a 60-foot punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Still Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away.
Small Falls is located at 35.1858° N, 85.6762° 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.