Mill Drop Falls is a 7-foot waterfall on Canadaigua Outlet in Ontario County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 0.9 miles south of Shortsville and roughly 24.7 miles southeast of Rochester as the crow flies.
At 7 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 184 New York waterfalls with a documented height only 2 are shorter, while the typical New York waterfall stands around 50.5 feet. The tallest single drop is 5 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.
Ontario County holds 21 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Double Drop Falls, is about 6.5 miles away. Mertensia Falls, is about 7.6 miles away. Deep Run Falls, is about 8.6 miles away.
Mill Drop Falls is located at 42.9432° N, 77.2209° 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.