New York · United States

Waterfalls in New York

283 named waterfalls catalogued · 266 with detail pages

Our database holds 283 named waterfalls in New York. The tallest documented is Upper Carpenter Falls at 295 feet. 266 waterfalls have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed on this page with what we know.

This page lists the tallest by height; for trip planning, the city blocks below show which falls are reachable from each major New York metro.

New York waterfalls by height

Top 100 shown

Waterfall	Height	Nearest city
Upper Carpenter Falls	295 ft	Syracuse, NY (~35 min)
Roaring Brook Falls	262 ft	Burlington, VT (~1.0 hr)
Taughannock Falls	217 ft	Syracuse, NY (~1.2 hr)
Delphi Falls Lower	213 ft	Syracuse, NY (~30 min)
Bridal Veil Falls	180 ft	Buffalo, NY (~30 min)
Delphi Falls Upper	171 ft	Syracuse, NY (~30 min)
Chittenango Falls	167 ft	Syracuse, NY (~30 min)
Tinker Falls	164 ft	Syracuse, NY (~35 min)
Pratts Falls	138 ft	Syracuse, NY (~20 min)
Black Chasm Falls	131 ft	Albany, NY (~1.2 hr)
Ensminger Falls	131 ft	Buffalo, NY (~55 min)
Judds Falls	121 ft	Albany, NY (~1.5 hr)
American Falls	112 ft	Buffalo, NY (~30 min)
Minelot Falls	98 ft	Albany, NY (~25 min)
Rainbow Falls	98 ft	Syracuse, NY (~1.6 hr)
Frontenac Falls	95 ft	Syracuse, NY (~1.2 hr)
High Falls	95 ft	Rochester, NY (~0 min)
Cohoes Falls	89 ft	Albany, NY (~15 min)
Horton Falls	82 ft	Albany, NY (~15 min)
Plattekill Falls	75 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Bridal Veil Falls	66 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	66 ft	Albany, NY (~25 min)
Upper Plotter Kill Falls	59 ft	Albany, NY (~35 min)
Shelving Rock Falls	50 ft	Albany, NY (~1.8 hr)
Bozen KIll Falls	49 ft	Albany, NY (~35 min)
Lower Ghost (Japanese) Falls	49 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Upper Ghost (Japanese) Falls	43 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Lower Plotter Kill Falls	39 ft	Albany, NY (~35 min)
Rynex Kill Falls	39 ft	Albany, NY (~35 min)
Nevele Falls	36 ft	New York, NY (~2.0 hr)
Grey Rock Falls	33 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Lower Bridal Veil Falls	33 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Ludlowville Falls	33 ft	Syracuse, NY (~1.1 hr)
Eternal Flame Falls	30 ft	Buffalo, NY (~25 min)
Glen Falls	30 ft	Buffalo, NY (~15 min)
Sliding Rock Falls	30 ft	Albany, NY (~25 min)
Upper Burden Falls	26 ft	Albany, NY (~10 min)
Fawn's Leap	23 ft	Albany, NY (~1.0 hr)
Green Hole Falls	23 ft	Albany, NY (~1.2 hr)
Mine Hole Falls	23 ft	Albany, NY (~2.0 hr)
Star Falls	23 ft	Albany, NY (~25 min)
Stratton Falls	20 ft	Albany, NY (~1.5 hr)
Diamond Notch Falls	15 ft	Albany, NY (~1.2 hr)
Cascade Falls	13 ft	Syracuse, NY (~1.6 hr)
Old Mill Falls	13 ft	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Dug Mountain Brook Upper Waterfall	10 ft	Albany, NY (~2.1 hr)
Second Falls	10 ft	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Shoebox Falls	10 ft	Burlington, VT (~1.0 hr)
First Falls	7 ft	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Uncas Falls	7 ft	Burlington, VT (~1.6 hr)
Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall	3 ft	Albany, NY (~2.1 hr)
Postcard Falls	3 ft	Rochester, NY (~10 min)
Swimming hole and water fall	3 ft	Burlington, VT (~1.1 hr)
Third Falls	3 ft	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Akron Falls	—	Buffalo, NY (~40 min)
Alice Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~20 min)
Allen Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.4 hr)
Ambergill Falls	—	New York, NY (~5 min)
Artists Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.1 hr)
Ashley Falls	—	Albany, NY (~60 min)
Auger Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.8 hr)
Augerhole Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.9 hr)
Aunt Sarah's Falls	—	Syracuse, NY (~1.7 hr)
Austin Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.9 hr)
Awosting Falls	—	Bridgeport, CT (~1.9 hr)
Barberville Falls	—	Albany, NY (~20 min)
Basford Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.6 hr)
Bastion Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.0 hr)
Bear Slide	—	Albany, NY (~1.5 hr)
Beaver Brook Waterfall	—	Burlington, VT (~2.2 hr)
Beaver Meadow Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.1 hr)
Beede Brook Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.0 hr)
Binnen Falls	—	New York, NY (~5 min)
Boucks Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.0 hr)
Brickyard Falls	—	Syracuse, NY (~15 min)
Bridal falls	—	Buffalo, NY (~1.6 hr)
Bucktail Falls	—	Syracuse, NY (~30 min)
Bushnell Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.2 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Syracuse, NY (~1.4 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Rochester, NY (~35 min)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.6 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.7 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.1 hr)
Buttermilk Falls	—	Albany, NY (~50 min)
Buttermilk Lower Falls	—	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Buttermilk Middle Falls	—	Albany, NY (~30 min)
Canajoharie Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.3 hr)
Cantine Dam Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.2 hr)
Cascade Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~1.1 hr)
Central Cascade	—	Syracuse, NY (~1.7 hr)
Chippewa Falls	—	Syracuse, NY (~45 min)
Christine Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.9 hr)
Copper Rock Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.5 hr)
Copper Rock Falls	—	Burlington, VT (~2.5 hr)
Cornell Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.6 hr)
Corning Cascade Falls	—	Albany, NY (~10 min)
Coward's Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.5 hr)
Creamery Falls	—	Albany, NY (~1.1 hr)

Showing top 100 by height. 183 more waterfalls in New York in our database.

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Methodology

RoamFound aggregates waterfall location and height data from OpenStreetMap (a worldwide volunteer-maintained map), the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the National Park Service, and per-state parks departments. We don't visit every waterfall ourselves — we cite the underlying public records so you can verify.

Outdoor conditions change. Always check current access, water levels, and seasonal closures with the relevant land manager before you go. See our methodology page for the full data sourcing approach.