Thompson Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Mink Creek in Marshall County, Alabama, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 4.2 miles east of Arab and roughly 30.2 miles south of Huntsville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. It falls in 2 drops.
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 7 recorded waterfalls in Marshall County. Ragsdale Falls, is about 1.6 miles away. Neighbors Mill Falls, is about 5.2 miles away. Lynn Falls, is about 11.3 miles away.
Thompson Falls is located at 34.3146° N, 86.4221° 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.