Upper Falls (Letchworth State Park)

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tourist attraction waterfall

Upper Falls in Letchworth State Park is a prominent scenic waterfall on the Genesee River, known for its dramatic drop within the park’s deep gorge and its proximity to a historic railroad trestle.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Letchworth State Park waterfall system	1
Letchworth State Park waterfalls	1
Middle Falls and Upper Falls area	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall ⓘ
crossedBy	Portageville railroad trestle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateHeight	about 21 meters ⓘ about 70 feet ⓘ
hasApproximateWidth	about 150 feet ⓘ about 46 meters ⓘ
hasBestViewingSeason	autumn foliage season ⓘ late spring ⓘ
hasClimateContext	humid continental climate region ⓘ
hasDropType	plunge waterfall ⓘ
hasFeature	ice formations in winter ⓘ mist and spray visible from overlooks ⓘ seasonally variable flow ⓘ
hasGeologicalSetting	Devonian sedimentary rock gorge ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	parking areas ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ restrooms ⓘ
hasOrientation	generally north–south flowing river section ⓘ
hasParkAccessPoint	Portageville entrance of Letchworth State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity	birdwatching ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
hasSafetyInfrastructure	designated viewing areas ⓘ fenced overlooks ⓘ
isDownstreamOf	St. Helena area of Genesee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf	Letchworth State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
isManagedBy	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPhotographicIconOf	Genesee River gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ
isUpstreamOf	Lower Falls (Letchworth State Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Falls (Letchworth State Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isWithinGorgeDepth	up to about 550 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	Letchworth State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Livingston County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Portage NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOnRiver	Genesee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyStructure	Portageville Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Portageville railroad trestle NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Genesee River gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Letchworth State Park waterfall system ⓘ waterfalls of the Genesee River ⓘ “Grand Canyon of the East” landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewedFrom	park overlook on east rim ⓘ trails along the gorge ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inspiration Point → hasPanoramicView → Upper Falls (Letchworth State Park) ⓘ

subject surface form: Inspiration Point (Letchworth State Park)

this entity surface form: Middle Falls and Upper Falls area

Genesee River → hasWaterfall → Upper Falls (Letchworth State Park) ⓘ

Lower Falls of the Genesee River → partOf → Upper Falls (Letchworth State Park) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Letchworth State Park waterfalls

Middle Falls of the Genesee River → partOf → Upper Falls (Letchworth State Park) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Letchworth State Park waterfall system