Wilmurt Falls is a 6-foot waterfall on West Canada Creek in Herkimer County, New York, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 20.1 miles north of Dolgeville and roughly 25.1 miles northeast of Utica as the crow flies.
At 6 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 184 New York waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical New York waterfall stands around 50.5 feet.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. West Canada Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 158 feet.
Herkimer County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Jacks Falls, is about 9.6 miles away. Crandall Falls, is about 11.8 miles away. Goldminer Falls, is about 12.7 miles away.
Wilmurt Falls is located at 43.3753° N, 74.9044° 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.