Falling Water River
| Falling Water River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Welch Hollow near Monterey |
| • coordinates | 36°08′48″N 85°16′45″W / 36.14667°N 85.27917°W |
| • elevation | 1,640 ft (500 m) |
| Mouth | Center Hill Lake (Caney Fork) northeast of Smithville |
• coordinates | 36°01′01″N 85°41′31″W / 36.01694°N 85.69194°W |
• elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Length | 46.8 mi (75.3 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cookeville |
| • average | 122 cu ft/s (3.5 m3/s) |
The Falling Water River is a 46.8-mile-long (75.3 km) stream in the east-central portion of Middle Tennessee in the United States. It rises just west of Monterey at the edge of the Cumberland Plateau, and traverses the Eastern Highland Rim before dropping off to the Nashville Basin and emptying into Center Hill Lake along the Caney Fork. The river is noted for the 136-foot (41 m) Burgess Falls, which it spills over near the end of its course.