Putnam Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Putnam Creek in Essex County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 2.7 miles west of Crown Point and roughly 81.4 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Putnam Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 63 recorded waterfalls in Essex County. Stair Falls, is under a mile away. Rainbow Falls, is about 7.3 miles away. Gooseneck Falls, is about 7.5 miles away.
Putnam Falls is located at 43.9465° N, 73.4915° 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.