Upper Moordener Kill Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Moordener Kill in Rensselaer County, New York, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 1.4 miles northeast of Castleton-on-Hudson and roughly 8.2 miles south of Albany as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges. Moordener Kill carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 22 recorded waterfalls in Rensselaer County. Mill Rock Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Moordener Kill Falls, is under a mile away. Muitzes Kill Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Upper Moordener Kill Falls is located at 42.5343° N, 73.7347° 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.