Upper Rowans Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Rowans Creek in Blount County, Tennessee, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 16 miles south of Wildwood and roughly 27.2 miles south of Knoxville as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. Rowans Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Blount County. Rowans Creek Falls, a 13-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Crooked Arm Falls, a 25-foot segmented waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Mill Creek Falls, a 200-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2 miles away.
Upper Rowans Creek Falls is located at 35.5849° N, 83.7787° 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.