Magilla Falls is a waterfall on Moose River in Lewis County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 9 miles north of Boonville and roughly 35.8 miles north of Utica as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a dam-created falls, where a man-made structure creates the drop.
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. Moose River carries 8 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Lewis County holds 41 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Crystal Falls, is under a mile away. Goulds Mill Falls, is under a mile away. Agers Falls, an 18-foot dam waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Magilla Falls is located at 43.6137° N, 75.3318° 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.