McLaughlin Falls is a waterfall on North Branch Eddy Brook in Rutland County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 38 feet. It lies about 3.5 miles southeast of Mendon and roughly 76.1 miles northeast of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 38 feet it is taller than the typical Vermont waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 62nd of 158 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
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.
There are 16 recorded waterfalls in Rutland County. Old Falls, an 18-foot block waterfall, is about 6 miles away. Clarendon Upper Gorge, a cascade waterfall, is about 6.4 miles away. Clarendon Lower Gorge, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.1 miles away.
McLaughlin Falls is located at 43.6089° N, 72.8921° 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.