Burden Falls is a 22-foot waterfall on Wynants Kill in Rensselaer County, New York, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 1.7 miles south of Troy and roughly 4.7 miles east of West Albany as the crow flies.
At 22 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 146th of 184. The tallest single drop is 10 feet.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
Rensselaer County holds 22 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Mount Ida Falls, a 120-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Upper Goulds Creek Falls, is about 4.4 miles away. Devils Kitchen Falls, is about 4.5 miles away.
Burden Falls is located at 42.7036° N, 73.6892° 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 waterfall yet.