Tartia Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Safstrom Brook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Coastal Zone region. It lies about 2.9 miles northwest of Moodus and roughly 17.1 miles east of Meriden as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Connecticut, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 25 feet; it ranks 30th of 53. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Northeastern Coastal Zone is a rolling, glaciated lowland of oak-pine forest, stony soils and dense settlement from Boston to Long Island Sound. Waterfalls are small, often on former mill streams over granite ledges.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region holds 12 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pine Brook Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Day Pond Brook Falls, a 25-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Glen Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Tartia Falls is located at 41.5394° N, 72.4759° 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.