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Talcott Lower Falls

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This collection of waterfalls is located on private property.

County: Jefferson
Town: Adams
USGS Map: Watertown
Waterway: Stony Creek
Latitude: N 43° 53' 33"
Longitude: W 75° 58' 49"
Drop: 104' total of all drops
Type: Step Cascade
Region: South of Watertown
Parking: NA
Trail type: NA
Length of hike: NA
Difficulty: NA
Accessibility: Private
Name: Unnamed

Talcott Falls is certainly one of, if not the most popular waterfall in Jefferson County, New York.  Downstream of it, depending upon who is counting, there are eight smaller drops.  The first six are discussed in this entry.

We were very fortunate to meet the owner of this property in 2022.  Literally hundreds of acres of land in this region were parts of two farms that have been family operated for several generations, one dating back to the mid-1800s.  At some point, members of these two families married and the current owner is descended from that union.

The land is posted so please enjoy the videos and pictures that we have provided.  There is a video and a picture of each of the six drops.  We have numbered them from top down.

Talcott First Lower Falls ... this step cascade drops about eight to ten feet in five drops.  The first drop is the largest at approximately four feet.

Talcott Second Lower Falls ... another step cascade, this one drops about 25 feet.  As our picture and video shows, there is a total of four sections.  The first section is a narrow ten foot drop.  The channel then widens at the second section which is a gradual series of steps of another ten feet.  A few feet later there is a two-step three foot drop.  The last descent is only a couple feet or so before the channel levels out somewhat.

Talcott Third Lower Falls ... this series of steps drops about five feet through a bed of gradual stair-steps.  From here, the creek widens somewhat and flows level for a while before the next descent.

Talcott Fourth Lower Falls ... this twelve to fifteen foot step cascade drops into a little pool before the creek takes a fairly sharp turn to the left.  At that point, there is a gentle slide to the next section of the creek.  The first four "falls" have been relatively close together.  At this point, it is a few hundred feet before the next drop.  In this section, the creek breaks off into a number of channels around several little "islands".  Having said that, during heavy spring flow, these "islands" are probably underwater and unrecognizable.

Talcott Fifth Lower Falls ... keeping with the step cascade theme, gentle stair-steps descend about five or six feet into a pool.  Twenty or so feet further down the channel there are two minor steps of a couple of feet.

Talcott Sixth Lower Falls ... this drop is about the same height as the previous one but is spread out over a longer section of the stream bed.  As the photo and videos show, the water drops about three foot or so, levels out and then a ledge of a foot or so rounds out the descent.

For those keeping score, these six drops do not total the 104' we have noted in the data side-bar.  The rest of the elevation drop is made up through incidental drops in the remainder of the quarter mile or so portion of this creek.

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Talcott First Lower Falls

Waterfall video
Talcott Second Lower Falls

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Talcott Third Lower Falls

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Talcott Fourth Lower Falls

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Talcott Fifth Lower Falls

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Talcott Sixth Lower Falls

The Stony Creek is actually one of the smallest waterways that flows into Lake Ontario that contains a waterfall.  Further downstream, it flows through the village of Henderson.  Its outlet into Lake Ontario is just south of Stony Point in the town of Henderson.

Last update:  August 13, 2023

Hover on any of the thumbnails to see an enlarged image

Talcott First Lower Falls Talcott Second Lower Falls
Talcott Third Lower Falls Talcott Fourth Lower Falls
Talcott Fifth Lower Falls Talcott Sixth Lower Falls

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