Hancock Brook Cascades is a waterfall in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 2.1 miles east of Oakville and roughly 2.9 miles north of Waterbury as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is taller than the typical Connecticut waterfall of about 25 feet, ranking 25th of 53 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
There are 10 recorded waterfalls in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Buttermilk Falls, a 59-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away. Great Unconformity Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 5.9 miles away. Nonnewaug Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.2 miles away.
Hancock Brook Cascades is located at 41.5998° N, 73.0465° 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.