Pierces Falls is a waterfall on Decker Creek in Cayuga County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 1 miles northeast of Moravia and roughly 26.1 miles southwest of Syracuse as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 83rd of 184 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a plunge character.
The Northern Allegheny Plateau is a dissected upland of rolling hills and deep valleys in New York and Pennsylvania, with northern hardwood forest and dairy farms. Creeks cut through layered shale and sandstone in gorges lined with waterfalls, as in the Finger Lakes glens. Decker Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Pierces Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Cayuga County. Moravia Falls, is under a mile away. Punch Bowl Falls, is under a mile away. Montville Falls, a 75-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Pierces Falls is located at 42.7215° N, 76.4060° 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.