New York Waterfalls

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New York Waterfalls were something we didn't really expect to see prior to visiting the state. However, we've been fortunate enough to see a piece of such nature - especially in the western and central regions of the state. Of course the biggest draw here is the granddaddy of them all - Niagara Falls - as well as some of the tallest waterfalls east of the Mississippi such as Taughannock Falls in the Finger Lakes area.

Of course everyone knows about Niagara Falls (it not only made our Top 10 USA Waterfalls List but also our World's Top 10), but not far away lies the Genesee River which sports an impressive collection of wide waterfalls (some of which even flow inside the urban concrete jungles of large cities such as Rochester).

Further to the east in central New York lies the charming and tranquil Finger Lakes region. It was here that we explored nostalgic colonial villages and wine trails nestled around impressive lakes as well as a nice collection of waterfalls that easily rival those in the western US in both size and character.

There's still more New York Waterfalls further upstate in places such as the Catskill Mountains and the Adirondacks. We hope to be able to go waterfalling in those regions in the near future as we begin to set our sights on more local waterfalls in North America.




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WATERFALLS

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5 Niagara Falls	2 Upper Falls of the Genesee River (Letchworth) Letchworth State Park	3.5 Middle Falls of the Genesee River (Letchworth) Letchworth State Park
2 Lower Falls of the Genesee River (Letchworth) Letchworth State Park	3.5 Ithaca Falls Ithaca	3 Taughannock Falls Cayuga Lake / Ulysses
1.5 Buttermilk Falls Ithaca	3 Chittenango Falls Madison County	1.5 Pratt's Falls Onondaga County
1.5 Upper Carpenter Falls Skaneateles Lake	1.5 Lower Carpenter Falls Skaneateles Lake	1.5 Aunt Sarah's Falls Montour Falls
2.5 She Qua Ga Falls (Montour Falls) Montour Falls	2 Lucifer Falls Robert H. Treman State Park	2 Lower Falls (Enfield) Robert H. Treman State Park
2.5 Lower Falls of the Genesee River (Rochester) Rochester	1.5 High Falls of the Genesee River (Rochester) Rochester

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