Alpha Falls is a waterfall in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in the Erie Drift Plain region, with a total height of about 34 feet. It lies about 7.5 miles northwest of Prospect and roughly 26.8 miles east of Youngstown as the crow flies.
At 34 feet it is taller than the typical Pennsylvania waterfall of about 28 feet, ranking 51st of 133 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Erie Drift Plain is rolling glacial farmland and beech-maple woodland south of Lake Erie, with waterfalls where creeks cut through shale and sandstone bluffs.
There are 9 recorded waterfalls in Lawrence County. Kildoo Falls, is under a mile away. Muddy Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Breackneck Falls, 39 feet high, is about 1.6 miles away.
Alpha Falls is located at 40.9603° N, 80.1694° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.