Galop Rapids is a stretch of rapids in St. Lawrence County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 6.8 miles northeast of Ogdensburg and roughly 115.1 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
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.
St. Lawrence County holds 16 recorded rapids, and several are close by. South Sault Rapids, a historical rapids rapid, is about 27.9 miles away. Long Sault Rapids, a historical rapids rapid, is about 28.7 miles away.
Galop Rapids is located at 44.7625° N, 75.3861° 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 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 rapid yet.