Whirlpool Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Niagara County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Niagara Falls and roughly 16.3 miles northwest of Amherst 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 3 recorded rapids in Niagara County. Devils Hole Rapids, is about 1 miles away. Hells Half Acre, is about 2.3 miles away.
Whirlpool Rapids is located at 43.1159° N, 79.0619° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.