Riga Falls is a waterfall on Wachocustinook Creek in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 6.7 miles west of Canaan and roughly 34.9 miles northwest of Bristol 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 fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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 20 recorded waterfalls in Northwest Hills Planning Region. South Brace Mountain Falls, is about 2.6 miles away across the state line in New York. Sages Ravine Falls, is about 3.2 miles away across the state line in Massachusetts. Bear Rock Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away across the state line in Massachusetts.
Riga Falls is located at 42.0068° N, 73.4563° 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.