Upper East Branch Ausable Falls is a stretch of rapids on East Branch Ausable River in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 10.4 miles southeast of North Elba and roughly 91.4 miles north of Schenectady 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.
There are 3 recorded rapids in Essex County. Hewitt Eddy, is about 20.8 miles away. Big Eddy, is about 21.1 miles away. Birketts Falls, 4 feet high, is about 28.7 miles away across the state line in Vermont.
Upper East Branch Ausable Falls is located at 44.1333° N, 73.8112° 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 rapid yet.