Ozone Falls State Natural Area
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Ozone Falls
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| Location | Cumberland County, Tennessee |
| Nearest town | Crab Orchard, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°52′50″N 84°48′36″W / 35.88045°N 84.81001°WCoordinates: 35°52′50″N 84°48′36″W / 35.88045°N 84.81001°W |
| Area | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| Established | 1973 |
| Administrator | Cumberland Mountain State Park |
| Website | http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/article/na-na-ozone-falls |
Ozone Falls State Natural Area is a state natural area in Cumberland County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. It consists of 43 acres (0.17 km2) centered on Ozone Falls, a 110-foot (34 m) plunge waterfall, and its immediate gorge along Fall Creek. Because of its picturesque beauty and easy access, Disney selected Ozone Falls for filming scenes for the live action movie The Jungle Book. The area is managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and maintained by Cumberland Mountain State Park. It is also part of the Cumberland Trail State Park.
Ozone Falls is situated along Fall Creek, which drains a short section of the Cumberland Plateau between the Crab Orchard Mountains to the west and Walden Ridge to the east. The creek flows down from its source high in the Crab Orchard Mountains for a mile or so before steadying briefly as it enters the community of Ozone. Fall Creek enters the state natural area just after it passes under U.S. Route 70, which runs perpendicular to it. The creek spills over Ozone Falls a few hundred meters south of US-70.
Beyond Ozone Falls, Fall Creek slices through a small gorge and proceeds southward for several more miles before emptying into Piney Creek. The confluence of Piney and Fall Creek occurs at a point where Roane County, Cumberland County, and Rhea County all meet. Fall Creek is part of the Tennessee River watershed.
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