Upper Willow Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Willow Creek in Tompkins County, New York, in the Northern Allegheny Plateau region. It lies about 3.8 miles northwest of Northwest Ithaca and roughly 42.4 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. Willow Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 46 recorded waterfalls in Tompkins County. Willow Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Denison Falls, is under a mile away. Taughannock Falls, a 215-foot plunge waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away.
Upper Willow Creek Falls is located at 42.5202° N, 76.5747° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.