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Bridge Creek Falls

Bridge Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bridge Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 482 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocket Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

river in Marion County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q32846127, matched on coordinates and name (223 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Width
35 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.23015, -85.55367

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whitwell Park: 2.9 mi
  • Marion County Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Appalachian Conservation Institute: 3.9 mi
  • Crossroads Park: 5.3 mi
  • Blowing Spring Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
  • Pocket Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Small Falls 10: 7.6 mi
  • Horsehair Falls 80: 7.6 mi
  • Foster Falls 60: 7.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Corn Maze: 7.9 mi
  • Danny Cove: 10.1 mi
  • The Suck: 12.0 mi
  • Jeep: 12.1 mi
  • UH-1: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 31
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 17
Springs: 16
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 13.0 mi
  • Schwoon Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Obar Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Saddleback Platform: 9.6 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 17.3 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 12.7 mi
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Bridge Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainNNW 346°715 m8.6 mi
Bunker HillNNE 16°703 m9.2 mi
Lockhart HillNNE 15°694 m16.3 mi
Buck KnobNE 49°693 m19.3 mi
Price MountainN 11°689 m15.6 mi
Flat MountainNNE 21°684 m13.8 mi
Wolfpen MountainNNE 16°664 m17.8 mi
Stocker HillNNW 331°654 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:2919:2320:01
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:4815:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606775787872615143
Precip in5.85.46.06.04.55.35.65.14.03.95.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitwell-sequatchie VLY, 6 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,3371,5831,5761,2387213523052091971954631,063

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sequatchie River Near Whitwell, TN, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2232199288

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