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Waterfalls in New York

879 waterfalls in New York across 53 counties, from the USGS dataset; 692 with a measured height. The tallest is Buttermilk Falls at 550 ft. All US waterfalls.

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State: New York 47

Showing 25–48 of 879 waterfalls

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Niagara County, New York
78 fttotal height
  • 1 mi from Niagara Falls
Location verified
High Falls

High Falls

Monroe County, New York
78 fttotal height
  • On Genesee River
  • Under 1 mi from Rochester
Location verified
Awosting Falls

Awosting Falls

Ulster County, New York
Plunge
70 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 60 ft · 2 drops
  • On Peterskill
  • 4 mi from Kerhonkson
Delphi Falls

Delphi Falls

Madison County, New York
65 fttotal height
  • On East Branch Limestone Creek
  • 5 mi from Cazenovia
Location verified
kent falls

Kent Falls

Clinton County, New York
65 fttotal height
  • On Saranac River
  • 2 mi from Morrisonville
Rainbow Falls, New York

Rainbow Falls

Essex County, New York
65 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 50 ft · 3 drops
  • On Ausable River
  • 2 mi from Keeseville
Location verified
Lyons Falls, New York

Lyons Falls

Lewis County, New York
63 fttotal height
  • On Black River
  • 9 mi from Boonville
Location verified
View from the top of Bastion Fall, high peak in the distance

Bastion Falls

Greene County, New York
Tiered Horsetail
62 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 36 ft · 2 drops
  • On Lake Creek
  • 3 mi from Palenville
Location verified
Cohoes Falls

Cohoes Falls

Albany County, New York
Horsetail
60 fttotal height
  • On Mohawk River
  • 1 mi from Cohoes
Location verified
Creamery Falls - Van Hornesville, New York

Creamery Falls

Herkimer County, New York
60 fttotal height
  • 5 mi from Springfield
Deckertown Falls - New York

Deckertown Falls

Schuyler County, New York
60 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 35 ft · 3 drops
  • On Catlin Mill Creek
  • Under 1 mi from Montour Falls
Cow Sheds Falls

Cow Shed Falls

Cayuga County, New York
Plunge
56 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 30 ft · 3 drops
  • On Dry Creek
  • 1 mi from Moravia
Triphammer Falls

Triphammer Falls

Tompkins County, New York
55 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 32 ft · 3 drops
  • On Fall Creek
  • Under 1 mi from Cayuga Heights
Location verified
Cavern Cascade

Cavern Cascade

Schuyler County, New York
52 fttotal height
  • On Glen Creek
  • Under 1 mi from Watkins Glen
Shelving Rock Falls, Adirondack Park, New York State

Shelving Rock Falls

Washington County, New York
50 fttotal height
  • On Shelving Rock Brook
  • 10 mi from Warrensburg
Canajoharie Falls - Canajoharie, New York

Canajoharie Falls

Montgomery County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • On Canajoharie Creek
  • 1 mi from Canajoharie
Location verified
Lower Glenerie Falls. Saugerties, N.Y

Glenerie Falls

Ulster County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • On Esopus Creek
  • 2 mi from Glasco
Location verified
Indian Falls, New York

Indian Falls

Essex County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • On Marcy Brook
  • 7 mi from North Elba
Leatherstocking Falls

Leatherstocking Falls

Otsego County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • 2 mi from Cooperstown
Location verified
Lower Plotter Kill Falls

Lower Plotter Kill Falls

Schenectady County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • On Plotter Kill
  • 4 mi from Scotia
Split Rock Falls (Boquet River, eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York State, USA) 2

Split Rock Falls

Essex County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • Tallest drop 20 ft · 3 drops
  • On Boquet River
  • 7 mi from Mineville
Stockbridge Falls - New York

Stockbridge Falls

Madison County, New York
Tiered Cascade
45 fttotal height
  • 4 drops
  • On Oneida Creek
  • 4 mi from Morrisville
Location verified
New York - Stuyvesant Falls Mill District - 20240902154117

Stuyvesant Falls

Columbia County, New York
45 fttotal height
  • On Kinderhook Creek
  • 3 mi from Kinderhook
Location verified
Tinkers Falls - Labrador Hollow Unique Area

Tinker Falls

Cortland County, New York
Plunge
45 fttotal height
  • 13 mi from Homer