Sylvan Falls is a waterfall on West Branch Saint Regis River in St. Lawrence County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 13.1 miles east of Hannawa Falls and roughly 105.2 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. West Branch Saint Regis River carries 6 recorded waterfalls along its course.
St. Lawrence County holds 58 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Kingsley Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Bruner Falls, is about 2.5 miles away. Blake Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 5.4 miles away.
Sylvan Falls is located at 44.5762° N, 74.7105° 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.