Laona Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Canadaway Creek in Chautauqua County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 1.7 miles southeast of Fredonia and roughly 38.9 miles southwest of Buffalo as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment. Canadaway Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Chautauqua County. Shumla Falls, 100 feet high, is about 2.6 miles away. Arkwright Falls, 31 feet high, is about 2.9 miles away. Mabbett Falls, is about 4.4 miles away.
Laona Falls is located at 42.4208° N, 79.3100° 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.