Lower Genesee Falls is a waterfall on Genesee River in Wyoming County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 70 feet. It lies about 4 miles west of Nunda and roughly 43.2 miles southeast of Cheektowaga as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 71st of 184 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 55 feet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Genesee River carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 110 feet.
There are 23 recorded waterfalls in Wyoming County. Paul Rock Cascade, is under a mile away. Inspriration Falls, a 350-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Deh-ga-ya-soh Falls, 150 feet high, is about 1 miles away.
Lower Genesee Falls is located at 42.5855° N, 78.0207° 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.