Southeastern Outdoors - Falling Water River

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Falling Water River is located in Putnam County Tennessee and originates in the Poplar Grove area east of Cookeville. Falling Water River's was dammed to formed "city lake" near the intersection of I-40 and Hwy 70. Falling Water eventually flows over Burgess Falls and into Center Hill Lake near the Putnam White County line south of Cookeville.

Center Hill Lake

Center Hill Lake near Smithville and Cookeville in Middle Tennessee is a 64 mile long lake with over 400 miles of shoreline. Center Hill is a great vacation spot for house boating, skiing, hiking, swimming, picnic, fishing and much more.
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Burgess Falls State Park

Burgess Falls State Natural Area is one of the head waters to Center Hill Lake.
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Below is a selection of GPS waypoints (coordinates) along, and important to, Falling Water River near Cookeville, Tennessee.

Falling Water Waypoint Latitude Longitude

Poplar Grove Access N 36° 8.260' W 85° 25.605'

City Lake Boat Ramp N 36° 7.848' W 85° 26.647'

City Lake Dam N 36° 7.086' W 85° 26.596'

Old Bridge Rd.* N36° 06.122' W085° 28.913'

Bunker Hill Rd. Bridge (Ditty Rd)* N36° 03.214' W085° 32.501'

Burgess Falls N 36° 2' 38" W 85° 35'54"

* no public access, but could be used in emergency

Maps of, or that include, Falling Water River.

Falling Water Maps

Cookeville with Falling Water River

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• TWRA Water Quality Solutions Proposal
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