Clifton Falls is a waterfall on Little Creek in Cayuga County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 6.9 miles south of Union Springs and roughly 34.7 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 30 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 123rd of 184.
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 18 recorded waterfalls in Cayuga County. Moonshine Falls, is under a mile away. Hosmer Falls, is about 4.6 miles away. Great Gully Falls, is about 4.8 miles away.
Clifton Falls is located at 42.7398° N, 76.6882° 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.