Johnson Falls is a waterfall on Sheldon Creek in Wyoming County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 120 feet. It lies about 7.4 miles northeast of Holland and roughly 19.5 miles southeast of Cheektowaga as the crow flies.
At 120 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of New York’s 184 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 34th; the typical New York waterfall is about 50.5 feet. The tallest single drop is 70 feet.
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 23 recorded waterfalls in Wyoming County. Glade Creek Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Java Falls, is about 4 miles away. Angel Falls, 21 feet high, is about 4 miles away.
Johnson Falls is located at 42.7272° N, 78.4539° 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.