Waterfall Heights by
Measuring Martin
Martin Stefanowski was born in 1974 in Gdynia, Poland and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1986. In 1998 he appeared with Scott Ensminger in "Niagara Falls: Raging Rapids," a film shot in HD for the the Discovery Channel and the Japanese television channel NHK. Martin is a 1999 Tourism graduate from Niagara College. He is an avid waterfall lover, visiting waterfalls in Canada, Japan, and New York State. He is happily residing in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Determining the height of a waterfall can be somewhat challenging. One issue is deciding exactly where the crest of the waterfall is. Many waterfalls have a small riffle or rapids just before the crest. Another issue is the volume of water at the time of the measurement. In flood conditions the waterfall height may appear shorter. In times of drought the the waterfall height may appear taller.
Using a Leica Disto D8, also known as a laser distance meter or rangefinder, Martin has been visiting various waterfalls to precisely measure their height in average flow conditions
In the table below you will find four columns, (1) the waterfalls name, (2) the New York county or Canadian province it is located in, (3) the Leica measured height, and (4) reported heights of the waterfall. The reported heights of a waterfall come from various historical and newer printed materials, various web sights, and what others have told Martin or Scott.
Waterfalls In New York State
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Waterfall Name |
New York County |
Measured Height |
Reported Heights |
American Falls |
Niagara |
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176, 188 |
Akron Falls |
Erie |
41 |
40, 44 |
Aunt Sarah's Falls |
Schuyler |
113 |
90 |
Baby Wheeler's Falls, Upper |
Livingston |
9 |
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Baby Wheeler's Falls, Lower |
Livingston |
15 |
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Beards Falls |
Livingston |
46 |
43 |
Bergen Falls, The Last |
Seneca |
20 |
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Bergen Falls, Upper |
Seneca |
39 |
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Bergen Falls, North |
Seneca |
57 |
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Blackfly Falls No. 5 |
Topmkins |
38 |
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Bridal Veil Falls |
Niagara |
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176, 188 |
Bruce's Falls |
Seneca |
23 |
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Buttermilk Falls |
Erie |
56 |
54 |
Buttermilk Falls |
Genesee |
58 |
50, 80 |
Carpenter Falls |
Cayuga |
65 |
90 |
Carpenter Falls, Lower |
Cayuga |
58 |
62, 65 |
Cascades of Attica |
Wyoming |
47 |
60 |
Cavern Cascade |
Schuyler |
47 |
50 |
Chittenango Falls |
Madison |
130 |
167 |
Clarendon Falls |
Orleans |
25 |
26 |
Clifton Falls |
Cayuga |
59 |
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Deh-ga-ya-soh Falls |
Wyoming |
151 |
150 |
Eagle Cliff Falls |
Schuyler |
39 |
40, 41 |
Eternal Flame Falls |
Erie |
29 |
30 |
Fall Brook Falls |
Livingston |
101 |
70, 104 |
Forest Falls |
Tompkins |
44 |
25, 60 |
Frontenac Falls |
Seneca |
134 |
90, 95, 128 |
Frontenac Falls, Upper |
Seneca |
40 |
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Glen Falls |
Erie |
26 |
27, 30 |
Great Gully Falls |
Cayuga |
15 |
18 |
Great Gully Falls, Lower |
Cayuga |
7 |
8 |
Gulf Creek Falls |
Tompkins |
95 |
65 |
Gulf Creek Falls, Middle |
Tompkins |
37 |
35 |
High Falls, Rochester |
Monroe |
78 |
90, 92, 96, 98, 99 |
Holley Falls |
Orleans |
38 |
40 |
Honeyoe Falls |
Monroe |
21 |
20, 30 |
Horseshoe Falls |
Tompkins |
30 |
30 |
Hosmer Falls |
Seneca |
64 |
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Hotchkiss Falls |
Wyoming |
50 |
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Indian Falls |
Genesee |
20 |
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Indian Fort Falls |
Livingston |
44 |
50 |
Inspiration Falls |
Wyoming |
320 |
350 |
Ithaca Falls |
Tompkins |
117 |
105, 150, 156 |
Knox Falls |
Erie |
38 |
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Ledyard Falls |
Cayuga |
50 |
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LeRoy Falls |
Genesee |
6 |
5 |
Lower Falls, Letchworth |
Livingston/Wyoming |
42 |
55, 70, 96 |
Lower Falls, Rochester |
Monroe |
94 |
67, 85, 96, 105, 109, 110 |
Ludlowville Falls |
Tompkins |
46 |
35, 40, 50 |
Medina Falls |
Orleans |
22 |
40 |
Middle Falls, Letchworth |
Livingston/Wyoming |
118 |
107, 110 |
Minnehaha Falls |
Schuyler |
17 |
21 |
Moonshine Falls |
Cayuga |
34 |
60 |
Morganville Falls |
Genesee |
31 |
30 |
Parson Falls |
Cayuga |
143 |
140 |
Parson Falls, Lower |
Cayuga |
65 |
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Pratt's Falls |
Onondaga |
133 |
137 |
Rice Falls |
Tompkins |
16 |
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Salmon River Falls |
Oswego |
104 |
110 |
Schoolmarm Falls |
Cattaraugus |
54 |
35 |
Seneca Mill Falls |
Yates |
32 |
22 |
Shadow Cascade |
Wyoming |
12 |
14 |
Sheldrake Falls |
Seneca |
73 |
80 |
Shequaga Falls |
Schuyler |
156 |
156 |
Silver Thread Falls |
Seneca |
118 |
125, 150 |
Spring Brook Falls |
Erie |
47 |
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Taughannock Falls |
Tompkins |
203 |
210, 212, 215 |
Taughannock Falls, Lower |
Tompkins |
18 |
15, 18 |
Taughannock Falls, Upper |
Tompkins |
57 |
80, 100 |
Taunton Cascde, Lower |
Wyoming |
24 |
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Taunton Cascde, Upper |
Wyoming |
18 |
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Tinker Falls |
Cortland |
49 |
45 |
Upper Falls, Letchworth |
Livingston/Wyoming |
67 |
66, 70, 71 |
Warsaw Falls |
Wyoming |
89 |
80 |
Wee Water Willy |
Wyoming |
126 |
117 |
Wheeler's Gully Falls |
Livingston |
42 |
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Wolf Creek Falls, Upper |
Wyoming |
71 |
65 |
Waterfalls In Ontario
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Waterfall Name |
Province |
Measured Height |
Reported Heights |
Albion Falls |
Ontario |
62 |
62 |
Ball's Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
87 |
80, 85, 90, 100 |
Ball's Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
33 |
30, 35 |
Beamer's Falls |
Ontario |
32 |
16, 40, 45 |
Beamer's Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
18 |
23 |
Borer's Falls |
Ontario |
58 |
49, 60, 82 |
Buttermilk Falls |
Ontario |
64 |
75 |
Canning's Falls |
Ontario |
16 |
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Canning's Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
10 |
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Canterbury Falls |
Ontario |
20 |
30, 31 |
Colt's Creek Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
64 |
50 |
Decew Falls |
Ontario |
59 |
60, 72 |
Decew Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
32 |
25, 28 |
Devil's Punch Bowl Falls |
Ontario |
111 |
111, 121 |
Devil's Punch Bowl Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
17 |
20 |
Dyment Falls |
Ontario |
44 |
52 |
Eighteen Mile Creek Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
11 |
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Eighteen Mile Creek Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
6 |
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Elora Falls |
Ontario |
19 |
25 |
Eugenia Falls |
Ontario |
67 |
75, 90, 98, 100 |
Felker's Falls |
Ontario |
70 |
66, 72 |
Forks of the Credit Falls |
Ontario |
33 |
40 |
Great Falls |
Ontario |
29 |
20, 33 |
Horseshoe Falls |
Ontario |
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167, 188 |
Hilton Falls |
Ontario |
22 |
20, 33 |
Hogg's Falls |
Ontario |
18 |
23, 25 |
Horning's Mills Falls |
Ontario |
19 |
30 |
Indian Falls |
Ontario |
49 |
45, 49 |
Inglis Falls |
Ontario |
49 |
55, 60, 66 |
Jones Falls |
Ontario |
29 |
35, 39 |
Keefer Falls |
Ontario |
24 |
20, 25, 40, 50 |
Kilbride Falls |
Ontario |
10 |
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Konkle Falls |
Ontario |
7 |
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Little Davis Falls |
Ontario |
12 |
15 |
Louth Falls |
Ontario |
26 |
20, 25 |
Martin's Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
10 |
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Martin's Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
9 |
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Quarry Falls |
Ontario |
10 |
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Rockway Falls |
Ontario |
35 |
36,45, 60, 64 |
Rockway Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
12 |
12 |
Rockway Falls, Lowest |
Ontario |
7 |
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Rockway Falls, Upper |
Ontario |
5 |
4,6 |
Scenic Falls |
Ontario |
59 |
59, 66 |
Scott's Falls |
Ontario |
12 |
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Scott's Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
8 |
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Smeaton's Ravine Falls, Middle |
Ontario |
43 |
50 |
Sherman Falls |
Ontario |
51 |
38, 56 |
Spring Falls |
Ontario |
23 |
20 |
Stephanie Falls |
Ontario |
28 |
28, 30 |
Swayze Falls |
Ontario |
43 |
46, 100 |
Sydenham Falls |
Ontario |
45 |
45, 49 |
Sydenham Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
10 |
13 |
Sydenham Falls, Middle |
Ontario |
14 |
10 |
Terrace Creek Falls |
Ontario |
20 |
23, 26 |
Tew's Falls |
Ontario |
134 |
135, 150 |
Tew's Falls, Lower |
Ontario |
11 |
12 |
Thirty Mile Creek Falls |
Ontario |
8 |
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Tiffany Falls |
Ontario |
56 |
62, 66, 69, 72 |
Walter's Falls |
Ontario |
37 |
46, 50 |
Washboard Falls |
Ontario |
14 |
16 |
Weaver's Creek Falls |
Ontario |
9 |
7, 9, 23 |
Webster's Falls |
Ontario |
72 |
66, 72, 76, 90 |
Webwood Falls |
Ontario |
28 |
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