Suislide Falls is a waterfall on Bald River in Monroe County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 17.5 miles southeast of Madisonville and roughly 46.6 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 123rd of 332 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface.
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. Bald River carries 7 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 80 feet.
There are 30 recorded waterfalls in Monroe County. Shallow Falls, a 13-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Bald River Cascade, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Kahuna Falls, a 10-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away.
Suislide Falls is located at 35.3188° N, 84.1747° 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.