Risley Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Saw Kill in Ulster County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 0.5 miles southeast of Woodstock and roughly 46.2 miles southwest of Albany as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Saw Kill carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 49 recorded waterfalls in Ulster County. Tannery Falls, is under a mile away. Black Chasm Falls, is about 6 miles away. Schalks Falls, a 17-foot block waterfall, is about 6.1 miles away.
Risley Falls is located at 42.0368° N, 74.1114° 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.