Black River Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Black River in Rensselaer County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 7.2 miles east of Averill Park and roughly 17.5 miles east of Albany 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. Black River carries 6 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 22 recorded waterfalls in Rensselaer County. Mattison Hollow Cascade, is about 5 miles away. Barberville Falls, 92 feet high, is about 7.4 miles away. Coon Brook Falls, is about 7.6 miles away.
Black River Falls is located at 42.6309° N, 73.4130° 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.