South Sault Rapids is a stretch of rapids in St. Lawrence County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 3.2 miles north of Massena and roughly 130.5 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
The Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment.
There are 16 recorded rapids in St. Lawrence County. Long Sault Rapids, a historical rapids rapid, is about 1.3 miles away. Galop Rapids, a historical rapids rapid, is about 27.9 miles away.
South Sault Rapids is located at 44.9739° N, 74.9000° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. 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 rapid yet.