Dogs Head Falls is an 8-foot waterfall on Lamoille River in Lamoille County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 0.9 miles south of Johnson and roughly 127.9 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 147th of 158. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Lamoille River carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 100 feet.
Lamoille County holds 22 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Waterman Brook Falls, a 42-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Gihon River Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. French Hill Brook Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Dogs Head Falls is located at 44.6227° N, 72.6774° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.