Old Falls is a waterfall on Otter Creek in Rutland County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 1.8 miles northeast of West Rutland and roughly 71.8 miles northeast of Schenectady as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 111th of 158. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Otter Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 118 feet.
There are 16 recorded waterfalls in Rutland County. Sutherland Falls, a 118-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away. McLaughlin Falls, a 38-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6 miles away. Clarendon Lower Gorge, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 6.5 miles away.
Old Falls is located at 43.6031° N, 73.0122° 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.