The 50 Highest Waterfalls In The Survey Area
The following is a list of the 50 highest waterfalls found
in the Western New York Waterfall Survey area.
The name of the waterfall will tell you if it is considered a vertical falls or cascade.
WATERFALL NAME |
COUNTY |
HEIGHT |
01 CINDERELLA CASCADE |
WYOMING |
500 |
02 DENTON BROOK CASCADE |
WYOMING |
500 |
03 ELDEST STEPSISTER CASCADE |
WYOMING |
500 |
04 YOUNGEST STEPSISTER CASCADE |
WYOMING |
500 |
05 STEPMOTHER CASCADE |
WYOMING |
470 |
06 INSPIRATION FALLS |
WYOMING |
350 |
07 FISH CREEK FALLS ( destroyed ) |
NIAGARA |
320 |
08 SPRING CAVE CASCADE |
NIAGARA |
305 |
09 WOLF CREEK FALLS ( series of falls ) |
WYOMING |
225 |
10 TAUGHANNOCK FALLS |
TOMPKINS |
215 |
11 CHIPPEWA FALLS |
CORTLAND |
200 |
12 CRAPSEY CLAY FALLS |
LIVINGSTON |
200 |
13 TIMBER DEN CASCADE |
WYOMING |
200 |
14 AMERICAN FALLS |
NIAGARA |
183 |
15 BRIDAL VEIL FALLS |
NIAGARA |
181 |
16 HORSESHOE FALLS |
NIAGARA |
173 |
17 STONEY BROOK FALLS |
ERIE |
170 |
18 HECTOR FALLS |
SCHUYLER |
165 |
19 SHE-QUA-GA FALLS |
SCHUYLER |
156 |
20 DEH-GA-YA-SOH FALLS |
WYOMING |
150 |
21 ITHACA FALLS |
TOMPKINS |
150 |
22 SURPRISE FALL |
TOMPKINS |
150 |
23 BARE BUNS FALLS |
ERIE |
140 |
24 INFINITY FALLS |
CATTARAUGUS |
140 |
25 PARSON FALLS |
CAYUGA |
140 |
26 TIMBER TUNNEL CASCADE |
WYOMING |
140 |
27 PRATT'S FALLS |
ONONDAGA |
137 |
28 GOSSAMER CASCADE |
CATTARAUGUS |
130 |
29 HORSE TAIL FALLS |
LIVINGSTON |
130 |
30 ANGEL FALLS |
YATES |
120 |
31 BUFF CASCADE |
CATTARAUGUS |
120 |
32 SILVER THREAD CASCADE |
CATTARAUGUS |
120 |
33 WEE WATER WILLY |
WYOMING |
117 |
34 LUCIFER FALLS |
TOMPKINS |
115 |
35 DETOUR CLIFF CASCADE |
LIVINGSTON |
110 |
36 LOWER FALLS ( Rochester ) |
MONROE |
110 |
37 MIDDLE FALLS ( Letchworth State Park ) |
LIVINGSTON/WYOMING |
107 |
38 LICK BROOK FALLS |
TOMPKINS |
105 |
39 FALL BROOK FALLS |
LIVINGSTON |
104 |
40 SMALL FALLS |
CATTARAUGUS |
104 |
41 EGGLESTON FALLS |
YATES |
100 |
42 LOST CASCADE |
CATTARAUGUS |
100 |
43 MIDDLE PLUMB BROOK FALLS |
CATTARAUGUS |
100 |
44 HIGH FALLS |
MONROE |
96 |
45 FRONTENAC FALLS |
SENECA |
95 |
46 RAINBOW FALLS |
SCHUYLER |
95 |
47 DODY'S FALLS |
CAYUGA |
92 |
48 AUNT SARAH'S FALLS |
SCHUYLER |
90 |
49 GLENORA FALLS |
YATES |
90 |
50 JOSHUA'S CASCADE |
ERIE |
90 |
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