Step Falls is a waterfall on Plotter Kill in Schenectady County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 3.2 miles west of Scotia and roughly 4.6 miles northwest of Schenectady as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment. Plotter Kill carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Schenectady County holds 10 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rynex Creek Falls, is about 1.4 miles away. Lower Plotter Kill Falls, is about 1.4 miles away. Plotter Kill Falls, is about 1.6 miles away.
Step Falls is located at 42.8406° N, 74.0237° 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.