Butter Tub Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 22.4 miles east of Gouverneur and roughly 77.5 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Oswegatchie River carries 7 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 58 recorded waterfalls in St. Lawrence County. Newton Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 2.8 miles away. Chipmunk Falls, is about 4.9 miles away. Grease Falls, is about 6.1 miles away.
Butter Tub Falls is located at 44.2143° N, 75.0436° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.