Richford Falls is a stretch of rapids on Missisquoi River in Franklin County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.1 miles west of Richford as the crow flies.
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. Missisquoi River carries 2 recorded rapids along its course.
Franklin County holds 2 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Hydes Falls, 5 feet high, is about 16.1 miles away. Ithiel Falls, is about 24.2 miles away. Sloping Falls, 13 feet high, is about 25.6 miles away.
Richford Falls is located at 44.9971° N, 72.6737° 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 rapid yet.