Waterfalls in New York

New York has 797 mapped waterfalls — 4.01 per 100,000 residents, ranking it #17 of 51 in the US.

#17

national rank (per capita)

797

mapped waterfalls

4.01

per 100k residents

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Named waterfalls in New York include

Lower Falls · Middle Falls · High Falls (Rainbow) · High Falls · Upper Falls · Sinclair Falls · Flat Rock Falls · Twin Falls · Basford Falls · Copper Rock Falls · Rainbow Falls · Lampson Falls

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