Smith River Falls is a waterfall on Waterfall Branch in Patrick County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 7.1 miles northwest of Stuart and roughly 43.5 miles north of Winston-Salem as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. Waterfall Branch carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Patrick County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Wynnes Falls, a 35-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6 miles away. Barnard Creek Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 6.4 miles away. Lower Cascade Falls, a 35-foot cascade waterfall, is about 21.7 miles away across the state line in North Carolina.
Smith River Falls is located at 36.7242° N, 80.3395° 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.