Upper Sand Lake Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Woodhull Creek in Herkimer County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 17.6 miles east of Boonville and roughly 33.7 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Woodhull Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 19 recorded waterfalls in Herkimer County. Lower Sand Lake Falls, is under a mile away. Limekiln Falls, is about 8.7 miles away. Jacks Falls, is about 10.8 miles away.
Upper Sand Lake Falls is located at 43.5582° N, 75.0014° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.