Oak Tree Falls is a 30-foot waterfall on Groves Creek in Seneca County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 9.8 miles north of Trumansburg and roughly 39.1 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 30 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 123rd of 184.
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. Groves Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Oak Tree Falls is the tallest of them.
Seneca County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Groves Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Hosmer Falls, is under a mile away. Sheldrake Falls, is about 1.5 miles away.
Oak Tree Falls is located at 42.6766° N, 76.7296° 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.