Red Mill Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on Mill Creek in Rensselaer County, New York, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 0.6 miles southeast of Rensselaer and roughly 1.6 miles southeast of Albany as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is taller than the typical New York waterfall of about 50.5 feet, ranking 59th of 184 with a recorded height. It falls in 2 drops.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges. Mill Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Red Mill Falls is the tallest of them.
Rensselaer County holds 22 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Normans Kill Falls, is about 2.1 miles away. High Falls, is about 3.4 miles away. Burden Falls, 22 feet high, is about 5.4 miles away.
Red Mill Falls is located at 42.6347° N, 73.7376° 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.