Bucktail Falls is a waterfall in Onondaga County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 11.7 miles southwest of Nedrow and roughly 16.3 miles south of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 114th of 184.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Onondaga County. Rice Brook Falls, is about 2.5 miles away. Emerson Gulf Falls, is about 4.1 miles away. Upper Fellows Falls, is about 4.1 miles away.
Bucktail Falls is located at 42.8220° N, 76.2412° 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 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.