Rocky Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Fall Creek in Tompkins County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 0.6 miles south of Cayuga Heights and roughly 44.6 miles southwest of Syracuse 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. Fall Creek carries 6 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 46 recorded waterfalls in Tompkins County. Foaming Falls, is under a mile away. Forest Falls, is under a mile away. Triphammer Falls, 80 feet high, is under a mile away.
Rocky Falls is located at 42.4522° N, 76.4843° 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.