Little Trout River Falls is a waterfall on Little Trout River in Franklin County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region, with a total height of about 16 feet. It lies about 7.1 miles northeast of Malone and roughly 135 miles northeast of Utica as the crow flies.
At 16 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 161st of 184. The tallest single drop is 12 feet.
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.
There are 11 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. High Falls, is about 4.1 miles away. Chasm Falls, a 125-foot dam waterfall, is about 10.9 miles away. High Falls, is about 13.1 miles away.
Little Trout River Falls is located at 44.8992° N, 74.1698° 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.