Shingle Mill Falls is a waterfall on Otter Creek in Lewis County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 10 feet. It lies about 12.2 miles east of Lowville and roughly 42.9 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 174th of 184.
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. Otter Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Shingle Mill Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 41 recorded waterfalls in Lewis County. Crooked Creek Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Independence River Falls, is about 4.8 miles away. Singing Waters Falls, is about 4.9 miles away.
Shingle Mill Falls is located at 43.7214° N, 75.2651° 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.