Watertown Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Black River in Jefferson County, New York, in the Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands region. It lies about 0.3 miles northeast of Watertown and roughly 56.3 miles north of Clay as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a dam-created falls, where a man-made structure creates the drop.
The Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands are a rolling plain of farmland and mixed forest south of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Creeks cut gorges through layered limestone and shale, dropping over ledges in waterfalls, most famously along the Niagara Escarpment. Black River carries 6 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Jefferson County. Rutland Hollow Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Glen Park Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 2.6 miles away. Beaver Falls, is about 2.8 miles away.
Watertown Falls is located at 43.9771° N, 75.9068° 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.