▁State ▁Natural ▁Area , ▁which ▁covers ▁, ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Conserv ation . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁River ▁r ises ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pl ate au ▁in ▁eastern ▁Put nam ▁County ▁and ▁wind s ▁its ▁way ▁across ▁the ▁High land ▁R im ▁to ▁its ▁mouth ▁along ▁the ▁Center ▁Hill ▁Lake ▁imp ound ment ▁of ▁the ▁Can ey ▁F ork , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁High land ▁R im ▁dro ps ▁off ▁into ▁the ▁Central ▁Bas in . ▁ ▁The ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁State ▁Natural ▁Area ▁compr ises ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁just ▁above ▁its ▁mouth , ▁where ▁the ▁river ▁dro ps ▁from ▁roughly ▁ ▁at op ▁the ▁High land ▁R im ▁to ▁just ▁over ▁ ▁at ▁Center ▁Hill ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Over ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁the ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁River ' s ▁rap ids ▁have ▁cut ▁a ▁deep ▁g orge ▁just ▁above ▁its ▁mouth . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁dro ps ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Bas in ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cas c ades ▁and ▁water falls , ▁each ▁gain ing ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁intensity ▁as ▁the ▁river ▁approaches ▁Center ▁Hill ▁Lake . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁C asc ades , ▁located ▁just ▁down stream ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁Dam , ▁the ▁river ▁gradually ▁sp ills ▁over ▁a ▁ ▁emb ank ment ▁of ▁rocks . ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁down stream ▁from ▁the ▁C asc ades ,