Arkwright Falls is a 31-foot waterfall on Canadaway Creek in Chautauqua County, New York, in the Erie Drift Plain region. It lies about 4.6 miles southeast of Fredonia and roughly 39.5 miles southwest of Buffalo as the crow flies.
At 31 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 122nd of 184. The tallest single drop is 25 feet.
The Erie Drift Plain is rolling glacial farmland and beech-maple woodland south of Lake Erie, with waterfalls where creeks cut through shale and sandstone bluffs. Canadaway Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 100 feet.
Chautauqua County holds 6 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Shumla Falls, 100 feet high, is about 1.4 miles away. Laona Falls, is about 2.9 miles away. Mabbett Falls, is about 6.6 miles away.
Arkwright Falls is located at 42.3922° N, 79.2688° 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.