Upper Mad River Falls is a waterfall on Mad River in Oswego County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 11.7 miles east of Richland and roughly 33.9 miles northeast of Clay as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Mad River carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Oswego County holds 3 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Mad River Falls, is under a mile away. Salmon River Falls, a 110-foot plunge waterfall, is about 7.2 miles away. Totman Gulf Falls, is about 14.4 miles away.
Upper Mad River Falls is located at 43.6033° N, 75.8184° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.