Cattaraugus Falls is a waterfall on Cattaraugus Creek in Cattaraugus County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 8.7 miles north of Little Valley and roughly 35.4 miles south of Buffalo as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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.
Cattaraugus County holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Stoney Pitcher Falls, is about 4.4 miles away. Schoolmarm Falls, is about 5 miles away. Plunge Cascade, is about 5.3 miles away.
Cattaraugus Falls is located at 42.3776° N, 78.7934° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.