Eagle Cliff Falls is a 41-foot waterfall on McClure Creek in Schuyler County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 1.2 miles southeast of Montour Falls and roughly 60.2 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 41 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 109th of 184.
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. McClure Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Eagle Cliff Falls is the tallest of them.
Schuyler County holds 30 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Portal Cascade, 12 feet high, is under a mile away. Bridal Veil Falls, is under a mile away. Deckertown Falls, is under a mile away.
Eagle Cliff Falls is located at 42.3353° N, 76.8289° 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 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.