Waterfalls in Tompkins County, New York
46 waterfalls in Tompkins County, New York, near Syracuse. The tallest is Taughannock Falls at 209 ft. All waterfalls in New York.
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Tompkins County, New York
209 fttotal height
- On Taughannock Creek
- 3 mi from Trumansburg
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
139 fttotal height
- On Fall Creek
- Under 1 mi from Cayuga Heights
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
122 fttotal height
- On Enfield Creek
- 5 mi from South Hill
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
95 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 72 ft · 2 drops
- On Buttermilk Creek
- 2 mi from South Hill
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
55 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 32 ft · 3 drops
- On Fall Creek
- Under 1 mi from Cayuga Heights
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
40 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 30 ft · 2 drops
- On Buttermilk Creek
- 2 mi from South Hill
Tompkins County, New York
38 fttotal height
- On Enfield Creek
- 4 mi from South Hill
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
160 fttotal height
- On West Branch Cayuga Inlet
- 6 mi from South Hill
Tompkins County, New York
130 fttotal height
- On Glenwood Creek
- 2 mi from Northwest Ithaca
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
100 fttotal height
- On Lick Brook
- 3 mi from South Hill
Tompkins County, New York
80 fttotal height
- 3 mi from Northwest Ithaca
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
75 fttotal height
- Under 1 mi from East Ithaca
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
60 fttotal height
- On Willow Creek
- 4 mi from Northwest Ithaca
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
58 fttotal height
- On Taughannock Creek
- 3 mi from Trumansburg
Location verified
Tompkins County, New York
45 fttotal height
- On Willow Creek
- 4 mi from Northwest Ithaca
Waterfalls in Tompkins County on the map
Click a marker for the height, the type and a link to the page; numbers are groups that split as you zoom in.
Tallest waterfalls in Tompkins County
- Taughannock Falls209 ft3 mi from Trumansburg
- West Branch Cayuga Falls160 ft6 mi from South Hill
- Ithaca Falls139 ft1 mi from Cayuga Heights
- Glenwood Creek Falls130 ft2 mi from Northwest Ithaca
- Lick Brook Falls130 ft3 mi from South Hill
- Esty Glen Falls125 ft2 mi from Lansing
- Lucifer Falls122 ft5 mi from South Hill
- VanBuskirk Gulf Falls105 ft7 mi from South Hill
- Lower Lick Brook Falls100 ft3 mi from South Hill
- Buttermilk Falls95 ft2 mi from South Hill
Closest towns to the waterfalls
The waterfalls in Tompkins County are closest to South Hill (15), Lansing (10), East Ithaca (6), Cayuga Heights (6), Northwest Ithaca (4); the number is how many list that town as the nearest one. Each page gives the exact distance and a directions link.
Types of waterfalls here
cascade (2), horsetail (2), slide (1), veiling (1), plunge (1), dam (1).
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