Angel Falls is a 21-foot waterfall on Beaver Meadow Creek in Wyoming County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 5.8 miles east of Holland and roughly 22.9 miles southeast of Cheektowaga as the crow flies.
At 21 feet it is on the modest side for New York, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 50.5 feet; it ranks 149th of 184. The tallest single drop is 15 feet.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Beaver Meadow Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Angel Falls is the tallest of them.
Wyoming County holds 23 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Java Falls, is under a mile away. Glade Creek Falls, is about 2.7 miles away. Johnson Falls, 120 feet high, is about 4 miles away.
Angel Falls is located at 42.6708° N, 78.4342° 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.