Watauga Bluffs Falls is a 30-foot waterfall in Carter County, Tennessee, in the Ridge and Valley region. It lies about 2.7 miles north of Central and roughly 4.7 miles northeast of Johnson City as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical Tennessee waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 136th of 332 with a recorded height.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
Carter County holds 17 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Saint John Mill Falls, a cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Boones Creek Falls, a 2-foot block waterfall, is about 6.4 miles away. Big Laurel Branch Falls, a 50-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 10.1 miles away.
Watauga Bluffs Falls is located at 36.3645° N, 82.2990° 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.