Torrent Falls is a waterfall in Wolfe County, Kentucky, in the Western Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 165 feet. It lies about 10.5 miles north of Beattyville and roughly 48.1 miles east of Lexington as the crow flies.
At 165 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 25 Kentucky waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 1st. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Western Allegheny Plateau is a maze of narrow ridges and hollows in mixed oak and hardwood forest, with coal mining and small farms. Waterfalls occur where creeks cross sandstone ledges in the hollows.
There are 3 recorded waterfalls in Wolfe County. Whittleton Branch Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away. Creation Falls, 12 feet high, is about 6.6 miles away. Poochs Turtle Falls, a plunge waterfall, is about 6.8 miles away.
Torrent Falls is located at 37.7204° N, 83.6639° 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.