Big Eddy is a stretch of rapids in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 14.3 miles southeast of Tupper Lake and roughly 85.1 miles northeast of Utica as the crow flies.
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.
Essex County holds 3 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Hewitt Eddy, is about 18.4 miles away. Sols Rapids, is about 20.9 miles away. Upper East Branch Ausable Falls, is about 21.1 miles away.
Big Eddy is located at 44.0979° N, 74.2343° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.