Rice’s Falls is a waterfall on The Branch in Essex County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 10.1 miles northwest of Mineville and roughly 98.6 miles north of Schenectady as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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. The Branch carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Essex County holds 63 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Split Rock Falls, 47 feet high, is about 6.9 miles away. Upper Split Rock Falls, is about 7.1 miles away. Wadhams Falls, is about 7.6 miles away.
Rice’s Falls is located at 44.2212° N, 73.6138° 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.