Mill River Falls is a waterfall on Mill River in Franklin County, Vermont, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region, with a total height of about 27 feet. It lies about 3.4 miles southwest of Saint Albans and roughly 141.4 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 27 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 82nd of 158. The tallest single drop is 11 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 4 drops.
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. Mill River carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Mill River Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. Lower Mill River Falls, a 7-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Stone Bridge Falls, a 9-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.4 miles away. Stevens Brook Falls, a block waterfall, is about 5.2 miles away.
Mill River Falls is located at 44.7765° N, 73.1321° 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 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.